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What is the main focus of the episode’s opening segment?
Coming up on the Zach Close show, Howard Beck is here. He hasn't been here in a while, and we have a lot of newsy stuff as we kind of bounce around the league as we approach training camp. Media days have already actually started and all of that stuff. Jalen Duren, still no deal. Weight clauses, 200 million, 210 million, 190 million, a sign and trade, qualifying offer? What the hell is gonna? To happen here? What are the actual possibilities? What should Detroit do? What should the Pistons do? Can you build a championship team around Jalen Duran, Asar Thompson? We talk about his contract extension and Cade Cunningham. And should that really be the measuring stick for whether you pay Jalen Duran $40 million or lose him or trade him?
Just a very strange situation that I personally did not see unfolding this way. We'll talk about that. Asar Thompson. Carl Anthony Towns reported stalemate in his extension talks. We'll talk about the Knicks and the second apron. Steph Curry's extension, some rookie deal extensions. Kawhi signed his two-year deal with the Raptors. We talk about how that deal might age and whether the Raptors are taking on more risk than maybe they're given credit for. And then we pick some awards: Coach of the Year, Six Man of the Year, and some reflections on Lawrence. Tantor's time with the Lakers and Nick Patoom's career. That's all coming up on the Zach Low Show.
Welcome to the Zach Low Show. It's Thursday and look who it is. It's time to say the most hallowed three words in the history of niche basketball podcasting. What a beck. What's happening, Zach? How are you, sir? It's been a bit. I'm good. I'm good. We're gonna go around the league. We have some newsy stuff to get to. There's not much going on in terms of like actual basketball training camp is still a bit away, but we have some news and we're gonna start in Detroit, a pivotal summer for the 60-win Detroit Pistons, the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. An unconvincing seven-game victory over the Orlando Magic in round one, which may well have gone the other way, had the Magic A not lost Franz Wagner, B, not shit the bed at home with the big lead in game six.
Alas, they did lose Franz Wagner and they did poop all over the bed. And then a seven-game loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nonetheless, everything looking up for the Pistons heading into a pivotal summer that has gone a little sideways, Mr. Beck. First, I believe reported attempts by them to get a secondary ball handler using their cap space, cap space that could vanish very quickly after this offseason were real. I think they tried very hard to get Austin Reeves. I think that got like, you know, if the Lakers had fumbled it a little bit longer, maybe that was open. Maybe, maybe they would have gotten Austin Reeves. They didn't. And so now here we are. They have extended Asar Thompson at five years, $150 something million dollars.
And Jalen Duran still twists in the wind one week from today, unless the two sides agree to extend the deadline.
How are the Pistons approaching Jalen Duren’s contract situation?
There is an October 1st deadline for Jalen Durin to take the qualifying offer one year, about $9 million, or it vanishes. This is getting spicy, man. Mr. Beck with every day that ticks away till that October first deadline. With every report that gets leaked out most recently from the athletic, that the Pistons, for some reason, unbeknownst to me, tried to put a weight bonus, rate, weight-related clause, maybe a bonus, maybe not, into Jalen Duran's contract, even though Jalen Duran looks like a freaking Greek god statue. Um, with everything that goes by. Tick tick tick. The chances for this going not well for the Pistons or going into a different direction uh increase just a little bit. Um what what he could take the qualifying offer?
I mean, that is the nuclear option for Jalen Duran. And just become an unrestricted free agent after next season. There are reports that he could sign a max with a couple of teams. And so that scenario amounts to about 200 million dollars over five years. The Pistons, according to reports that I believe are accurate, are offering him about $200 million over five years.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the episode’s opening segment?
0:06–3:10
2
How are the Pistons approaching Jalen Duren’s contract situation?
3:10–11:58
3
What are the key details of the Jalen Duren contract offer and deadline?
11:58–32:05
4
What are the terms and implications of Kawhi Leonard’s new contract extension?
32:05–39:50
5
What did Steph Curry say about his upcoming contract extension?
39:50–50:09
6
What is the outlook for KAT’s contract situation and next steps?
50:09–57:46
7
Which coaches are being predicted for Coach‑of‑the‑Year and why?
57:46–1:11:56
8
Who are the top candidates for Six‑Man‑of‑the‑Year and what makes them stand out?
1:11:56–1:25:53
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