Jalen Duren profile
- Club
- Detroit Pistons
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- United States
- Date of birth
- 2003-11-18
- Birthplace
- Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Weight
- 250 lb (113 kg)
- Shirt number
- 0
About Jalen Duren
Jalen Duren (/ˈdʌrən/ DURR-ən; born November 18, 2003) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. A center, he stands 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and weighs 250 pounds (113 kg). He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class. Duren was ranked as the top player in the 2022 class before reclassifying.
Duren was selected with the 13th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2022 NBA draft. On draft day, his rights were traded to the New York Knicks and then to the Detroit Pistons. He was named an NBA All-Star and made his first All-NBA Team in the 2025–26 NBA season.