Melo Says Jalen Duren Decision Could MAKE OR BREAK Detroit
Jalen Duren is only 22, coming off a 20-and-10 season on a 60-win Pistons team and now Detroit has a major decision to make after he reportedly turned down a 5-year, $200M offer. Melo, Monica and Kaz break down whether the Pistons need to pay Duren now or risk setting the franchise back.
They get into how much Duren’s rough playoff showing should really matter, why Cade Cunningham’s timeline raises the stakes and why Melo believes Detroit can’t afford to fumble one of its core young pieces.
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Teams are looking at Duren and they are not interested. 1) He's now considered a problematic player. 2) He won't agree to contract stipulations such as a weight clause – he's too slow and lacks explosiveness, will be injury-prone. 3) He's only 22 and $40M isn't enough – "All about money mindset." Not good for team growth. 4) If he can't fulfill a five-year contract going into his prime, he's not thinking long-term. He's all about getting paid. Not winning, which is being proven by his poor playoff performance. 5) If you're 22-years-old playing on a team like Pistons, you should be playing your heart out in the playoffs. If I'm another organization looking at this situation, I would avoid him like the plague. He can't go against centers like Jokic, Wemby, or teams with twin tower lineups.
If he get better he asks for more…. Melo knows how to build a championship team right….
DO WE NOT UNDERSTAND CADE IS MAKING 269 FOR 6?!?!?
Lucky he getting 100 m
Nobody on this platform knows the CBA its a useless conversation. They wont be able to get Booker and stay under the 2nd Apron Book gonna need 280 so is Cade they wont have any talent
Glad Melo not runnin yhe Pistons cayse HELL NO
There’s definitely another option Detroit has than to pay duren 287 million
Melo I want to push back on this a bit. Nobody was worried about duren during the regular season. He cannot create for himself, his defense is subpar then you have a great regular season but but wait there is more! He made a all star game. Andre Drummond made an all star game no disrespect. He gave up in the playoffs even last year against your Knicks. Look at his body language for the last two playoffs. You will pay him the max?
Cant lie Melo had a really good argument and made me see it from Jalens perspective, everyone will have their opinion but i wont knock a guy betting on himself because he believes in his value. If he took that under 200 mil deal and ends up being a 25 and 10 guy that is money he lost out on. Ill wait and see what he does
And this is why just because you played the game doesn't make you an expert
He is not worth 200.
Melo making the case for why former players shouldn’t be GMs
And see this Here!? Y’all see exactly why Melo didn’t win 😂
Everyone in Detroit praying he doesn’t take the deal. Bench him
Lol come on na, lol melo always took the money
Everybody on that set F'd up for not tellin Melo bout his hat! lol
KAT not American cuz he half Dominican?….. ain’t Melo half Puertorican?
I use to like this show but Melos take on this was absolutely horrible $200Ms is life changing money
My question is why are you willing to pay over 200 million for someone who can't create his own offense and don't dominate on defense
Dam is yall only on YouTube now don’t forget about audio listening
87 million ain’t a couple dollars Melo! Tf you talking bout
200 is MORE THAN ANY TEAM CAN OFFER. How much better of an offer be? Duren wants to go to Sacramento or Milwaukee lmao