Transferred this Friday evening to the Pistons against Sekou Doumbouya in particular, the now former pivot of the Nets DeAndre Jordan will not stay in Detroit. Indeed, the Pistons and Dédé will agree on a buyout and the latter will put on the Lakers jersey!
Decidedly, this start of the weekend is lively on the NBA planet. Between the transfer of DeAndre Jordan then the official return of LaMarcus Aldridge to the Nets, impossible to be bored and what is good in addition is that it does not stop. Because only a few minutes after the exchange that sent DeAndre to the Pistons, we knew that it would continue to move, the franchise of Detroit not counting on the veteran pivot in its reconstruction project. The word buyout appeared on the record very quickly and Shams Charania confirmed it all. According to the insider of The Athletic, the Pistons and Jordan will effectively go their separate ways, with the interior sacrificing four of its $ 20 million in the transaction. And once he’s a free agent, Dédé will pack his bags for Los Angeles where the Lakers are already waiting. Still according to Shams, Jordan will sign a one-year contract at minimum wage, that is to say $ 2.6 million. The one who evolved in the City of Angels for a decade with the Clippers version Lob City will thus find the Staples Center, but this time with the purple and gold jersey.
The Detroit Pistons will waive DeAndre Jordan, allowing him to become a free agent, sources tell me and @JLEdwardsIII. Sources said Jordan is giving back $4M in a buyout of the remaining $20M on his deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 3, 2021
DeAndre Jordan is expected to sign a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after he clears waivers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 3, 2021
It is therefore a old man a new addition to the Lakers’ ultra-aged squad, which brings together an impressive number of veterans and players who have long passed their best years. Recently, an NBA leader did not hesitate to call the Lakers “an association for retirees”, we can say that the arrival of DeAndre Jordan will not change this feeling. At 33, Dédé will in any case join Dwight Howard (35) and Marc Gasol (36) in the department of veteran pivots, if the latter obviously remains with the Lakers.. Indeed, while Andre Drummond joined the Sixers in the offseason, uncertainty reigns around the Spaniard, who would not necessarily be very hot to leave for another season with Los Angeles even if he still has a year of contract. Does this arrival of Jordan mean a future departure for Marco? Possible, because otherwise it is difficult to see why the Lakers would have added a pivot in addition to knowing that Anthony Davis seems ready to play post 5 more often this season. The future will bring us more details very soon but what seems certain is that the Lakers want to resume the formula of the 2020 title, when Dwight and JaVale McGee – two athletic hubs – occupied the racket alongside AD. DeAndre Jordan is now far from his prime but he can still bring this presence in the air, he who remains on a campaign with 7.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 against with more than 76% of success in shooting.
We will have to wait a few days before the news becomes official, but we can already say that it is a done deal. DeAndre Jordan, after two seasons with the Nets and a few games played in the Knicks jersey, will cross the country to play with LeBron James & Cie, all this in a Staples Center he knows like his back pocket.
Source texte : The Athletic
DeAndre Jordan has been linked to the Lakers. As one NBA executive told me earlier this week, “I hope the Nets buy him out so he can join the Lakers’ AARP squad. Better yet, the LAARP. I’ve never seen a roster like this.”
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