LA Clippers center DeAndre Jordan has until Friday, June 29th, to decide what he wants to do with his $24 million player option for next year, and according to Brad Turner of the LA Times, Jordan is still undecided.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan hasn’t made decision yet on whether to opt in or opt out of his $24.1 million contract, per source. His deadline is Friday.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) June 24, 2018
If he opts out, he will be an unrestricted free agent in a summer where not a lot of teams want to spend, but if he opts in he will return to the Clippers for another season, one that could be his final one there. If he decides to opt out, there will probably be a big free agent market for him, including the Dallas Mavericks.
In 2015 the Mavericks thought they had a deal done with him before he got cold feet and decided to go back to LA.
According to Mike Fisher of 24/7 sports, the Mavericks are willing to forgive what happened in 2015 and go after Jordan again, because they need a center.
“The interest in DeMarcus Cousins is not what outsiders think it is. The last time I asked the Mavs about Dwight Howard, the actual response was, ‘Not with a 10-foot pole,' so I'm not going to ask again. And Houston's Clint Capela? We're still trying to figure out why the Rockets won't simply match-and-retain the restricted standout. Nerlens Noel? How many times do the Mavs want to keep making mistakes on the same guy?”
If Jordan decides to opt-in, this will all be a non story because the Mavs won't have a chance to try and recruit him until next summer, but if he does opt-out, he will be one of the more interesting players to watch this summer. Will he be willing to give the Mavs another chance?
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