Eastern Notes: Duren, Essengue, Suggs, Sweeney

The Pistons continue to show zero interest in sign-and-trade scenarios involving restricted free agent center Jalen Duren, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon said on the Hoop Collective podcast (YouTube link). The third-team All-NBA big man is the lone RFA left on the market after the Clippers withdrew their qualifying offer to Bennedict Mathurin, who will sign a two-year deal with New Orleans.
“The one restricted free agency situation that remains unresolved is Jalen Duren, who the Pistons absolut