DETROIT — Jalen Duren stepped out to center court at Little Caesars Arena to an ovation from the crowd on hand Sunday night. Duren was mere minutes into the Detroit Pistons’ game against the Brooklyn Nets and trailing early,

Jalen Duren celebrated his All-Star nod with a double-double and the 53-point margin was the largest in franchise history.

On Sunday, Feb. 1, the Pistons welcomed the Brooklyn Nets to Detroit for an Eastern Conference matchup. After four quarters of dominating play, they walked away with a 130-77 victory, a difference of 53 points.

Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren will play together for head coach J.B. Bickerstaff for the USA Stars in the new All-Star format.

The reserves for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game were announced and the Detroit Pistons will have another representative. Jalen Duren was selected as a reserve and will make his first All-Star appearance.Duren is in his fourth NBA season has developed into a premier big man.

The rise of Jalen Duren is not just a Pistons story, it's a basketball story. Pistons center Jalen Duren was drafted into the NBA 13th overall to Detroit as an

Jalen Duren earned plenty of new fans with his recent magazine cover — but he’s doing his best to take it all in stride. In the midst of a star-making season with the Detroit Pistons, Duren, 22, also drew major attention when he posed on the cover of SLAM earlier this month,