DeAndre Jordan Says He's Going To Look Around In Free Agency

Of course, Jordan is going to at least say that he is going to check out other teams when free agency starts even if he loves playing in LA for Rivers.  What else could anyone expect him to say?

This is his last chance at a big contract because he will be in his early thirties when it expires.  Not likely that he will be as good then as he is now so not likely that he gets paid as much either.

Most of us (especially me) don't know much about this guy's thought processes as to whether he would think that a deal with the Clippers for slightly less money is better than a contract with someone else for additional money.  Most players seem to go where the biggest dollars are, but maybe living in LA for 16 M per year for five years is better than making 17.5 M in some other place for four years for Jordan.  I do know that as a school teacher I have been able to live my entire life on just the difference between 17.5 and 16 M.

He would look good in a Celtics uniform next year, however.

One thing I'm sure of.  Given the fact that they can give him the max at their disposal (which I understand will be less than the Clips can offer) there's absolutely no more convincing attraction available to the Celtics than their recent showing as a team on the move.  In other words, pending how the rest of the season plays out, they're likely to be putting their best foot forward (up-tempo) in any negotiations with DeAndre.

Hey, gyso, would it be possible to offer him only incentives—maybe $100,000 per made free throw?  lol.

Sam

I hate to be the killjoy at the DeAndre lovefest, but are we certain that Stevens would want Jordan? As has been pointed out multiple times recently, Stevens wants well-rounded "basketball players," not rigidly-defined position players. I also wonder how well Jordan would do in a read-and-react offense.

And while I'm taking all the fun out of everything, this particular line in the article caught my eye:

It’s to the point where Rivers vehemently overstates Jordan’s case for Defensive Player of the Year.

I agree with that assessment. Jordan is obviously a tremendous rebounder and shot blocker, but most of those blocks come as a help defender (which is probably true for most shot blockers). His individual defense on opposing centers isn't as stellar as you'd think (or Doc Rivers would have you believe). Use the head-to-head finder on basketball-reference.com (http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi) to compare Jordan with other centers, and almost every center you can think of does quite well against him.

I understand not every center out there can be Anthony Davis, but Jordan is at the opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to versatility. He does a few things very well, but only a few things. I'm not sure how well that fits into what Stevens wants to do.

Good point Outside.

Outside has it right. but Jordan is still the best overall Center as a UFA next season.

two time NBA rebounding champ!

one of the best rim protectors...check!

falls asleep at times....yeah

can't hit FT's....check

shooting range is two feet...yep.


stick him in the middle of this team now and we're battling for the East title.

he'll be at LA one way or another next year (Clippers or Lakers).

Jordan will use other teams if they are that stupid to entertain an offer for him as stalking horses only and will resign with the Clippers. Hey the owner overspent buying the team by $1 billion dollars, so what is the big deal if they go over. Things will be fixed later on once they are able to get rid of Paul and his contract.

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Outside, you're definitely not a killjoy.  Your points are valid, and you've probably seen a lot more of DeAndre than I have.  I just hope that the pot is still simmering here by the time that Danny does add the "right" center.  Moreover, I believe the big unknown in any transaction is how the incoming player will respond to Brad's coaching and to filling the needs of the team.  So far, I think Brad's record with "new" guys is pretty impressive.

Sam