{"id":603493,"date":"2026-04-14T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/603493\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:48:08","slug":"pistons-jalen-duren-beats-wilt-chamberlain-to-seize-all-time-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/603493\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons’ Jalen Duren beats Wilt Chamberlain to seize all-time NBA history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pistons’ Jalen Duren beats Wilt Chamberlain to seize all-time NBA history<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Detroit Pistons<\/a> earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference for a lot of different reasons.<\/p>\n

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One of the main ones is that center Jalen Duren blossomed into one of the best centers in the NBA.<\/p>\n

Duren finished the season averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He shot 65% from the floor.<\/p>\n

He’s actually only the second player in NBA history to average 19 points in a season while shooting at least 65%, according to Pistons podcaster Keith Black Trudeau<\/a>. The only other was Wilt Chamberlain in 1967.<\/p>\n

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And if you add in Duren’s free throw percentage (74%), he beats Wilt — no player has ever had those three stats together in the league’s history.<\/p>\n

It’s incredibly rare for modern players to ever find themselves in the same mention as Chamberlain. That inherently makes this an incredible feat for Duren.<\/p>\n

It’s especially impressive given that in his first three NBA seasons he averaged 9.1, 13.8 and 11.8 points per game. He upped his scoring considerably this season while maintaining high-level efficiency.<\/p>\n

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To be fair to Chamberlain, his numbers were a bit bigger in that 1966-67 season. He averaged 24.1 points, 24.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game while shooting 68.3% from the floor. His free throw shooting was ghastly, though, just 44.1%.<\/p>\n

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This all can be framed in multiple ways. Clearly, Duren had a special season, but also clearly, he’s not Wilt Chamberlain.<\/p>\n

It’s just one more way to capture all the good things that are happening in Detroit, and the Pistons will hope this continued growth can carry into the playoffs for a potential deep run in the postseason.<\/p>\n

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