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League elite in Rebounds · among frontcourt

Jalen Duren

DET DET· Center· #0· 2025-26

2.11 m · 113 kg · 22 years old

1× All-Star
🎮 NBA 2K27: 85 · Board-Enforcing Power Finisher · potential A-
Among the best in the leagueno. 7among frontcourtReboundsno. 26among frontcourtScoringno. 48among frontcourtBlocks
Season
70 games
19.5PTS
10.5REB
2.0AST
0.8STL
0.8BLK
28.2MIN
FG%
65%
3P%
0%
FT%
74.7%
Season by season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFMINFG%3P%FT%
2025-26DETDET7019.510.52.00.80.81.92.828.265%0%74.7%
2024-25DETDET7811.810.32.70.71.11.73.226.169.2%—66.9%
2023-24DETDET6113.811.62.40.50.82.13.129.161.9%0%79%
2022-23DETDET679.18.91.10.70.91.42.724.964.8%0%61.1%
Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players
SCORINGno. 26Very goodREBOUNDSno. 7EliteASSISTSno. 79AverageSTEALSno. 72AverageBLOCKSno. 48Good
Career · 4 seasons
Points
0
13.5 per game
Rebounds
0
10.3 per game
Assists
0
2.1 per game
50.6%Field goals
In the clutch
last 5 min, within 5 points · 2022–2025
PTS/game
0.9
Win %
48.2%
114 games with clutch minutes
His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: rolling to the rim — around the league average (1.4 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups
Onyeka OkongwuOnyeka Okongwu132 poss26 pts/100
Wendell Carter Jr.Wendell Carter Jr.113 poss12 pts/100
Nic ClaxtonNic Claxton88 poss30 pts/100
Neemias QuetaNeemias Queta88 poss23 pts/100
Alex SarrAlex Sarr86 poss26 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.22km#115/414

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

70 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.4#29/342

Touch and go: he barely dribbles before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

28.6%

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

53.8%#175/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings
Trend
Observed

Jalen Duren goes from 11.8 to 19.5 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 4 seasons.

19.5
Points per game · 2025-26
Jalen Duren goes from 11.8 to 19.5 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 4 seasons.10202022-232023-242024-252025-2619.5 Points per ga…10.5 Rebounds per…2.0 Assists per g…28.2 Minutes per g…
11.8
Points per game · 2024-25
10.5
Rebounds per game · 2025-26
2.0
Assists per game · 2025-26
28.2 min
Minutes per game · 2025-26
70
Games · 2025-26
Career · 2022-23–2025-26 · 4 seasons
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▸ See evidence · 4 pieces of evidence
  1. 2022-23: 67 games · 9.1 pts · 8.9 reb · 1.1 ast · 24.9 min
  2. 2023-24: 61 games · 13.8 pts · 11.6 reb · 2.4 ast · 29.1 min
  3. 2024-25: 78 games · 11.8 pts · 10.3 reb · 2.7 ast · 26.1 min
  4. 2025-26: 70 games · 19.5 pts · 10.5 reb · 2.0 ast · 28.2 min
Revision b45cd990 · house data
Observed

Jalen Duren: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#2 of 414).

10.6
Paint touches · 2025-26
Jalen Duren: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, paint touches (#2 of 414).Kilometres…Points per…Paint touc…Drives per…Points cre…Rebound co…
Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games
Measured

Jalen Duren sits in the 96th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).

96
Percentile · Rebounding · 2025-26
Jalen Duren sits in the 96th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in rebounding (2025-26).Reboundi…P96ScoringP85BlocksP72
Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min
Measured

With Duren on the floor his team is 9.7 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+9.7
On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26
With Duren on the floor his team is 9.7 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).With him on th…15.0With him off t…5.3
Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,403 min with him · 894 min without
Forecast

Jalen Duren: projected impact 5.4 in 2026-27 (band 3.3–7.5, BPM scale).

5.4
Projected impact · 2026-27
Jalen Duren: projected impact 5.4 in 2026-27 (band 3.3–7.5, BPM scale).5.4
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20
Observed

Jalen Duren passes most to Cade Cunningham (13.75 passes per game) in 2025-26; 6 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

13.75
Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26
Jalen Duren passes most to Cade Cunningham (13.75 passes per game) in 2025-26; 6 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.Cade Cu… 13.75Daniss… 4.74Ausar T… 4.28Duncan… 2.72
Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season
Career highs · advanced
21.4PER
9.2WS
3.1BPM
2.7VORP
70.3%TS%
18.5%USG%
Points per game · tap a bar
2022-232025-262025-26
👟 On his feet
Nike KD 16
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Nike KD 16
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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height211 cm
Weight113 kg
NBA Draft Combine

He was invited to the Combine and no measurement was taken (interviews, medical or injury).

Injury history
2024-12-12wrist · right3 days out
2024-11-08ankle4 days out
2023-12-07ankle · left19 days out
2023-11-01ankle1 days out
2023-02-24ankle13 days out
2023-01-10ankle · right1 days out
🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most
Franz Wagner7
Jakob Poeltl5
Paolo Banchero5
Terry Rozier5
Most blocked by
Evan Mobley11
Wendell Carter Jr.6
Daniel Gafford6
Jakob Poeltl5
🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

Cade Cunningham
His main partner
Cade Cunningham
13.8 passes per game · 40% shooting after the pass
Passes to most
Cade Cunningham13.842%
Daniss Jenkins4.714%
Ausar Thompson4.313%
Duncan Robinson2.78%
Tobias Harris2.27%
Receives most from
Cade Cunningham7.028%
Ausar Thompson4.116%
Duncan Robinson3.213%
Daniss Jenkins3.112%
Tobias Harris2.49%
🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

92%
At the rim67%Mid-range34%Three
Assisted baskets: 65%Buzzer-beaters: 7mate: 47%bandeja: 35%palmeo: 9%
🪪 Passport and numbers
🇺🇸United StatesPosition: pivot
🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):jay-lin DURR-in
College: MemphisDraft: 2022 · round 1, pick 13
His numbers
0DET2022–2025