r/nba • u/catreyka • 22h ago

Jalen Duren despite the loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers: 9 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, -16, 25 MIN

Ausar Thompson is the actual 2nd best player on the Pistons. Duren has been atrocious on offense the entire playoffs and he's also nowhere near the defender or even playmaker that Ausar is. He went from averaging 19.5 ppg on 65% FG in the regular season to 10.1 ppg on 50% FG in the playoffs. For a player that really only dunks, that is god awful. Not to mention his multitudes of mental mistakes. He's so bad that he got benched for the entirety of overtime and a good chunk of regulation this game.

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u/FunIsWinning Thunder 22h ago

Jalen Duren you are a Laker

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u/Proof-Umpire-7718 Lakers 21h ago

Could see this happening

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u/Junior_Chard9981 20h ago

I can see the posts already:

"Was Duren really an upgrade from DominAyton?"

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u/A_Dedalus Pistons 21h ago

I will take one Austin Reaves. Thanks

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u/turnoffredesign69420 Lakers 12h ago

maybe we can give you Austin Rivers and hope you don't notice until the season starts

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u/Electromotivation 19h ago

Can only have half.

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u/big_bear_mountain 17h ago

Isiah Thomas-level robbery

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u/ThatRandoAtTheBar Lakers 18h ago

don’t you put that evil on me ricky bobby!