The NBA announced the All-Star dunk contest participants for next weekend, and Detroit Pistons big Jalen Duren is not among them.

The Detroit Pistons ' "One Roof" philosophy, which pairs the NBA team with its G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, and shares the same practice facility, is designed to create a seamless ecosystem. As Walker explained, this model allows G League players to see the standard every day:

The Detroit Pistons will no longer have representation in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest despite reports that center Jalen Duren had accepted an invitation to take part in the event. The NBA officially announced the four-man field for the competition on Saturday and Duren was nowhere to be found.

The Eastern Conference's best team has "the perfect world of both" when it comes to talent and team chemistry coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.

Jalen Duren was expected to compete in the NBA Dunk Contest. After being left out, injury concerns have popped up.

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are different than most modern NBA teams. They’re just fine with that. It’s only Year 2 with coach J.B. Bickerstaff and president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon leading the franchise ahead,

The East-leading Detroit Pistons passed on taking a big swing at the trade deadline, opting to lean on their youth and chemistry with the playoffs a little over two months away.

The Pistons saw their three game win steak snapped at the hands of the Washington Wizards. The Pistons suffered a scare as center Jalen Duren exited the game due to an injury.

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Under the new All-Star format, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren will play for J.B. Bickerstaff on the USA Stars team.

The dust is settling on the NBA trade deadline and the Detroit Pistons had one of the more straight-forward weeks. They made a lone deal on Tuesday, acquiring wing Kevin Huerter, big man Dario Saric and a 2026 first-round pick swap with the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Jaden Ivey.