Where should Jalen Duren be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 55 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 50 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 35.5 on average, 20 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Jalen Duren play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 70 last season.

DET

Jalen Duren

Detroit Pistons · C · Age 22 · 6′10″

Rankings Kon Knueppel Myles Turner

Rank#55C #14 · of 233

Value0.0289-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP35.5ESPN 32.8

$ Max value$18Yahoo avg $21.8

Games7028 min a game

Rostered95.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 55 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 50 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in field-goal percentage and top 25 in rebounds among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 74.7%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 35.5 on average, 20 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 9.1 in 2022-23, 19.5 last season.

Last season19.5

4-season average13.6

Trend a season+2.9

2026-27 proj.20.1

Up and down: between 9.1 (2022-23) and 19.5 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 13.2 in 2022-23, 24.9 last season, on 24.9 → 28.2 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (20.1) is in line with last season (19.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#125of 24724-25#140of 26625-26#47of 27226-27*#27of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	55	0.028	70	28	20.1	10.8	2.2	0.8	0.9	65.6%	7.7/11.7	74.7%	4.7/6.3	1.9
2025-26	50	0.218	70	28	19.5	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	65.0%	7.5/11.5	74.7%	4.6/6.1	1.9
2024-25	100	0.025	78	26	11.8	10.3	2.7	0.7	1.1	69.2%	4.9/7.0	66.9%	2.1/3.1	1.7
2023-24	109	-0.215	61	29	13.8	11.6	2.4	0.5	0.8	61.9%	5.7/9.3	79.0%	2.3/3.0	2.1
2022-23	-	-	67	25	9.1	8.9	1.1	0.7	0.9	66.1%	3.9/5.9	60.9%	1.4/2.3	1.4

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

20.1#27 of 2130.70

3PM

0.0#207 of 213-0.85

REB

10.8#13 of 2130.90

AST

2.2#125 of 213-0.37

STL

0.8#110 of 213-0.06

BLK

0.9#60 of 213-0.03

FG%

65.6%7.7/11.7#2 of 2131.22

FT%

74.7%4.7/6.3#149 of 213-0.90

TO

1.9#152 of 213-0.13

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons starter at C, with Paul Reed behind him. 99 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, and Caris LeVert; John Collins is the arrival projected for the most minutes (27).

C

1Jalen Duren
2Paul Reed
3Tolu Smith
4Ugonna OnyensoNew
5Isaac Jones

Left since 2025-26

Tobias HarrisSigned by SA Jul 628 min → SA
Isaiah StewartAcquired by MEM Jul 823 min → MEM
Caris LeVertAcquired by MIL Jul 819 min → MIL
Jaden Ivey17 min
Marcus SasserAcquired by DAL Jul 812 min → DAL
Minutes a night99

Arrived

John CollinsAcquired Jul 827 min from LAC
Taurean PrinceAcquired Jul 824 min from MIL
Isaiah JoeAcquired Jul 621 min from OKC
Elijah Harkless21 min from UTAH
Ebuka OkorieSigned Jul 6new
Ugonna OnyensoSigned Jul 2new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Detroit Pistons depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DET	70	28.2	19.5	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	65.2%	7.5/11.5	75.4%	4.6/6.1	1.9
2024-25	DET	78	26.1	11.8	10.3	2.7	0.7	1.1	68.6%	4.8/7.0	67.7%	2.1/3.1	1.7
2023-24	DET	61	29.1	13.8	11.6	2.4	0.5	0.8	62.0%	5.7/9.2	76.7%	2.3/3.0	2.1
2022-23	DET	67	24.9	9.1	8.9	1.1	0.7	0.9	66.1%	3.9/5.9	60.9%	1.4/2.3	1.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jalen Duren in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.