Pistons’ Jalen Duren just did something the NBA hasn't seen since Dwight Howard
Duren has leveled up for Detroit.
Pistons’ Jalen Duren just did something the NBA hasn't seen since Dwight Howard originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . As Cade Cunningham continues to recover from a collapsed left lung, Jalen Duren has stepped up to drive the Detroit Pistons forward.
Duren has enjoyed his best NBA season yet as a key contributor to the East's top seed. But what he's been doing lately has elevated him into another stratosphere of production. MORE: How Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham's Pistons improved a lot before NBA Playoffs Over his past 10 games, Duren has averaged 24.
9 points and 10. 1 rebounds on 72. 4 percent shooting.
The Pistons are 8-2 in that stretch, including 4-1 in the past five games without MVP candidate Cunningham. The only other player to accrue similar figures in a 10-game span before turning 23 years old? Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dwight Howard, one of his era's most dominant players.