A significant piece of offseason business remains for the Detroit Pistons a few days ahead of Wednesday night's 2025-26 regular season opener — navigating contract extensions for Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren.

With the deadline rapidly approaching, it appears both players are trending toward 2026 restricted free agency instead.

Neither Ivey nor Duren are likely to sign rookie scale extensions ahead of the 6 p.m. deadline Monday, according to a report Saturday from The Stein Line's Jake Fischer . If not, they will enter restricted free agency next summer — positioning the Pistons to match offers from opposing teams to retain their pair of 2022 lottery picks.

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