I see a lot of wrong info posted about Duren and what his max contract could/will look like. So here is the info
Coming off of his rookie deal he is eligible for a 25% max contract. That means year 1 of the deal is 25% of next seasons salary cap.
If he makes all NBA this year he is then eligible for a 30% max contract. Eligible is the key word here. Being on the all NBA team does not make the 30% contract automatic. It just means instead of being eligible for a contract between 1% and 25% he is eligible for a deal between 1% and 30%.
A team other than the Pistons can only offer him the 25% contract. Coming off of your rookie deal you can only get the 30% from the team that drafted you.
Raises. The Pistons can offer 8% raises per year while other teams can only offer 5%. A players raise amount is based off of the 1st year of his contract, it does not go up as the contract progresses.
Here are the three max contracts Duren can sign (assuming he makes all NBA) based on the projected $165 million salary cap next season.
Cade per/100 possessions is turning it over 19.9% of the time. Of the guys playing regular minutes, he isn't even the worst.
Duren 24.1%
Stewart 22.3%
Huerter 22.2%
LeVert 20%
I wonder if a team has ever won a series while shooting below 40% from the field. Orlando is currently shooting 38.7% from the field for the series.
Two teams, the Lakers and Spurs, are shooting higher than that from three.
It won't shock anyone, but Detroit has the worst offensive rating in the playoffs at 100.3. For some context, Brooklyn was the worst in the regular season at 108.2. Detroit was 117.2
Pistons had 15 3PTA's last night where there was no defender within 6 feet of the shooter. They made 3 of them.
Cade 1-5
Harris 0-3
Robinson 1-3
Green 0-2
Stewart 1-1
Jenkins 0-1
With no defender within 4-6 feet they shot 12 3PTA's and made 3.
Cade 2-5
Harris 0-1
Robinson 0-3
Jenkins 0-2
Green 1-1
So combined, with no defender within 4 feet or more on 3PTA's they shot 6-27 or 22%.
I would probably give Sasser minutes before Ron.
They just held Orlando to 33% from the floor and didn't let them break 100. In today's game that is great defense. Ron pretty much only brings defense to the table. They need someone who can hit a shot.
I don't like Sasser and think he is pretty bad. But Jenkins has been awful so giving Sasser some of his minutes won't hurt anything. Maybe he knocks in a couple of threes and loosens up the Magic defense a bit.
Odds are Sasser will also be terrible. But give it a shot.