Deandre Jordan Signs With Eighth Different Nba Franchise To Play 18th Season

Veteran halfway DeAndre Jordan is backmost for his 18th NBA season.

According to a study from ESPN’s Shams Charania, Jordan has signed a one-year, $3.6 cardinal woody pinch nan New Orleans Pelicans. It will beryllium nan eighth squad Jordan has played for successful his career.

After spending nan first half of his profession pinch nan Clippers and establishing himself arsenic 1 of nan champion defenders successful nan league, Jordan has bounced astir arsenic a journeyman successful nan 2nd half of his career, pinch stints pinch nan Mavericks, Knicks, Nets, Lakers, Sixers and Nuggets since 2018, including winning a title successful Denver successful 2023.

As it turns out, teams are ever successful request of an knowledgeable large man to capable retired their roster, and this year, it’s nan Pelicans making nan call. Jordan has been playing astir 12 minutes per crippled complete his past fewer seasons, truthful don’t expect him to beryllium jumping disconnected nan container score, but his seasoned beingness is an unquestionable worth to a New Orleans squad hoping to bounce backmost aft winning conscionable 21 games past year.

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