‘Still A Gap’ Between Pistons, RFA Jalen Duren

A year ago, there were still four restricted free agents who remained unsigned when the calendar turned to September. This year, there’s only one without a deal in place, but there’s “still a gap” between center Jalen Duren and the Pistons, a rival executive tells Tim MacMahon of ESPN, predicting that negotiations between the two sides will continue to “drag.”
The Pistons are offering Duren a five-year contract worth roughly $35MM annually, league sources tell