As Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon approaches the 2026 NBA trade deadline this week, he may look toward players he has familiarity with when trying to bolster the team’s East-leading roster.

Pistons center Jalen Duren was named an Eastern Conference reserve for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game set to be played on Feb. 15 in Los Angeles.

The reserves for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game were announced and the Detroit Pistons will have another representative. Jalen Duren was selected as a reserve and will make his first All-Star appearance.Duren is in his fourth NBA season has developed into a premier big man.

One of the bigger surprises for the surging Detroit Pistons this season hasn’t been that two-way guard Daniss Jenkins has proved to be a solid pick up after going undrafted in 2024. It’s the fact that Jenkins has fully broken into the rotation of the first-place Pistons to become one of the top choices at point guard behind star Cade Cunningham.

Two-way contract players can be active for 50 games during regular season, and aren't eligible for playoffs. Pistons have decision on Daniss Jenkins.

Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff shared that at this point, they are not too inclined to make drastic changes in their roster as the trade deadline approaches. Bickerstaff is confident in the players that they have and believes they are building ...

Jenkins, 24, is currently on a two-way deal and soon needs to be converted to a standard contact to remain eligible to play, as he’s only three games from his 50-game active limit after Friday’s win at Golden State. To be clear, the two-year offer would have covered the remainder of 2025/26 as well as 2026/27.