Jalen Duren out at least two weeks with hamstring strain

Fantasy basketball: The Pistons centre will miss at least the next two weeks, leaving Detroit without a replacement name on the injury report this early in…

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · October 25, 2026

Detroit Pistons centre Jalen Duren will be out at least two weeks with a right hamstring strain suffered in the first half of Friday's 128-111 victory over the Miami Heat. He played only 10 minutes before leaving the game, finishing with 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 2-for-4 shooting. The injury comes after Duren signed a five-year, $200 million extension following a contract standoff that caused him to miss media day and early practices.

Duren is listed out on the injury report and does nothing for fantasy lineups until he is cleared. Over his previous season (70 games), he averaged 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks in 28.2 minutes a game, posting 38.2 fantasy points per outing with 65.0 per cent shooting from the field and 74.7 per cent from the line. His absence removes a useful source of field-goal percentage, rebounds and blocks from nine-category rosters, as well as a projected 28.6 fantasy points per game from points leagues.

Fantasy impact

Player by player

Jalen Duren

Duren managed just 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 10 minutes as a starter Friday before exiting with the hamstring strain, well short of the 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists he posted last season. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, wiping out his one game left this week and an unknown number beyond that. The Pistons have no games next week, so his earliest possible return would come after the international break.

Detroit has named no specific replacement for Duren's minutes in the short term, leaving managers to speculate on how the rotation adjusts. He was a steady source of rebounds, blocks and field-goal percentage in nine-category formats last season, along with 38.2 fantasy points per game in default points scoring. For now, he offers nothing until cleared, and managers will need to find those categories elsewhere while he recovers.

What to do

• Move Jalen Duren to your injured list immediately, as he cannot play for at least two weeks.

• Monitor the Pistons' centre rotation for clarity on who absorbs his minutes, as Detroit has not named a replacement.

• Look for rebounds, blocks and field-goal percentage on the waiver wire to replace what Duren provided in nine-category leagues.

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