Central Notes: Duren, Oubre, Pacers, J. Smith

Although Jalen Duren’s new five-year, $200MM contract with the Pistons was technically signed on Friday, the team didn’t publicly announce the news until it put out a press release on Saturday afternoon (Twitter link).
“We’re excited to have Jalen in Detroit as a core piece of our team for years to come,” president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said. “He’s been an important part of our success over the last two seasons, and we’ve seen tre