Jalen Duren: Why He Turned Down the Extension & Detroit’s Bad Boy Revival
Jalen Duren joins ATS Unplugged with Stephen Jackson and Vernon Maxwell to talk Detroit’s Bad Boy revival, the Pistons’ physical identity, and why this young group feels different.
He also opens up about betting on himself after turning down an extension, the summer ahead, Isaiah Stewart, Cade Cunningham, Philly roots, and Detroit practices that sound like real smoke.
00:00 Intro
00:57 Detroit’s Bad Boy Revival Starts with JB Bickerstaff
02:21 Pistons Practice Wars Are Real
03:00 Cade Cunningham’s MVP Case
05:00 Philly Roots + Bringing Birth Certificates to Games
06:25 Jalen Duren on Beef Stew’s Brotherhood
08:41 The Summer He Took a Major Leap
11:02 Rookie-Year Vets Who Helped Him Early
15:00 Detroit’s Culture, Music & City Love
16:05 Why AAU Basketball Has Changed
17:39 Turning Down the Extension + Betting on Himself
18:52 Jalen Duren’s “Take No BS” Top 5
21:11 Best Album Pick + Life Away From Basketball
22:44 Best Pistons Jersey Ever
23:38 Playoff Expectations + Outro
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Remember I told y’all my lil brotha JD gonna be a superstar! He has a great mind ! Get it from pops !🎲
D J show love….he stop and sign my son jersey even though security wanted him to keep walking…
Shout out to Jalen D, much love from the E.Warren Detroit 48224!!💯💪🏽💯💪🏽
Imagine if he chooses to go home and play in Philly with Maxi & Edgecombe – they got the money to pay him.
#WhatUpDoe
#TogetherAllTheTime
#JD 🐐
Put goggles on JD and he is a mirror image of Orlando Woolridge. Same arms and everything.
Young Chris Webber
Mannn. What up doe!!!!!
Deeeeeeeeeetrooooiittttt
Baaaaaaaasketballllllllllll!
Put cade fro and JD arm on Jefferson!
Dem teal and maroon joints wit the horse on the front was crazy🔥🔥
Deeeeeeeetroittttt Basketball……
Die hard Pistons fan from birth.
JD is a beast. Let's go pistons
He reminds me of the Kevin Willis, Otis Thorpe, Buck Williams type..
Yessir Detroit vs the globe on Moses sandels 🙌🔐
❤️💙🏀🔥💪🏾Deeeetroit Basketball!!!
Yo my dude JD said new jersey drive!! 💯💯 hell yeah 🔥🔥🔥
I guarantee you Duren will be hitting threes next season hes only 22 and will be a beast in years to come. Hopefully with the pistons,
My guy saying Baduizm as his first pick album just sent the respect meter past 11.
Fun fact: all these players in this episode have put there hands on someone in the NBA😂😂😂
THIS WAS A MUST WATCH
He’s my favorite Detroit player in all four sports. Nobody can out physical him
JD the key to the Detroit Pistons future.
Funny but I think this is one of All the smokes best interviews. With no Matt Barns! Relevant questions to an active All star by two former NBA champions! Respect.
We finna dust mop the Magic
DEEEEEEEETROIIIITTTT BASKETBAALLLLLLLLL. JD a dawg hope Pistons can make a finals trip
JD’s game is like a mix of Pistons Blake Griffin/Prime Embiid
Dawgs!
Fun Fact: The Charlotte Hornets have drafted Kobe Bryant, SGA, and Jalen Duren. And traded all of them away. 🤦🏾
Reminds me a lot of young c webb
They can't play him 36minutes or else he be averaging 24/14, and that is a fat paycheck.
woolridge
HOOD
Remember meeting Jalen at my dad’s house in Pottstown, PA Summer of 2020. He was 17, I was 22. I’ve never seen someone so tall but so young. Man amongst men fr. Proud of you bro 💯
1:20 yup, got monty lame ahhh up outta there
What up doe. This NorthEnd over here. Mad props to the homeboys. The Detroit Pistons !!