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A Western Conference scout expressed his amazement on the stark improvement of the free-throw shooting of Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan. For most of his career, Jordan is known as one of the worst free-throw shooters in the league, as shown by his horrendous 46.6 percent clip from the charity stripe. Last year, however, things […]

DeAndre Jordan, now of the Brooklyn Nets, briefly reflected on the 2018-2019 NBA season — a year that tested his “mental patience.” The 2018-2019 season was the first time in Jordan’s career that he didn’t don an LA Clippers jersey. To recall, he inked a one year deal with the Dallas Mavericks in the summer […]

DeAndre Jordan, now of the Brooklyn Nets, has admitted that ignoring the crowd’s jeering helped him become a better free-throw shooter. Jordan, a career 46.6 percent free-throw line shooter, noted how the Hack-a-Shaq strategy affected his game. He recalled how he was a target of opposing teams who are looking to intentionally foul to stop […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan says superstar small forward Kevin Durant is “progressing great” in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon. Durant is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. Jordan, who is very close friends with Durant, says the two-time Finals MVP is “recovering fast.” “We’ve got a lot of talent on this […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had one of the busiest offseasons in the NBA, landing all of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in free agency, a truly historic haul. Of course, Durant will miss all of next season as he recovers from a torn Achilles, but the hope is that he will return close […]

For years, the New York Knicks had been the center of all things basketball in the Big Apple, and one of the most famous sports teams in the world. With multiple championships in the 1970s and Hall of Fame franchise icons such as Patrick Ewing in the ’90s, the Knicks ran Broadway. That is, until […]

High-flyer DeAndre Jordan says he’s “super excited” about playing for the Brooklyn Nets. Jordan signed a four-year, $40 million contract with the Nets. He’s joining his two good friends in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. @DeAndre is PUMPED to play in Brooklyn 🙌 #Fashionable50 pic.twitter.com/0w1ylpiS7F — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 19, 2019 DeAndre […]

The Brooklyn Nets had one of, if not the best offseason in the entire NBA. They added two of the biggest stars in free agency: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. They fortified their bench by adding a pair of sturdy veterans in Garrett Temple and Wilson Chandler, who add depth to a team hoping to […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the NBA world by acquiring two legitimate stars in the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Overshadowed in the acquisition is the signing of DeAndre Jordan, who will join the team on a four-year, $40 million contract. Adding Jordan was an interesting move by the Nets, who already have a dominant young […]

The Dallas Mavericks came out as the winners of the race to acquire the services of former Memphis Grizzlies guard Delon Wright. The Mavs recently agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Grizzlies, and as it turns out, the deal included the draft rights to 7-foot-2 Indian big man Satnam Singh: In Delon Wright sign-and-trade, Mavs […]

With the Brooklyn Nets introduction of free agent signings and All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan on Tuesday, the question of who will start at center has developed in the forefront of every starting lineup question. The team had slotted rising big man Jarrett Allen in the middle, but the addition of Jordan, […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson believes DeAndre Jordan will be motivated once again now that the high-flyer is on a playoff team. This past season with the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks, there were times where Jordan didn’t give maximum effort on defense. Atkinson wants Jordan to get back to his All-Star level […]

Jarrett Allen is still the Brooklyn Nets’ center of the future. Whether or not the third-year big man is his team’s center of the present, though, is suddenly a question mark in the wake of Brooklyn’s drastic offseason overhaul. One thing for sure? Allen has no intention of giving up his starting spot in 2019-20 […]

New Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley said he helped bring center DeAndre Jordan to the Brooklyn Nets, his former team, telling The Big Apple newbie that there was not much to lose with a move across town. Dudley went on The Woj Pod, telling ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that his input surely counted on Jordan’s […]

DeAndre Jordan reportedly joined the chorus promoting the Brooklyn Nets over the New York Knicks to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant before free agency started, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Jordan played for the Knicks to close out the 2018-19 season, so he knew first-hand how dysfunctional the franchise was. The […]

Center DeAndre Jordan has agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Jeff Schwartz — Jordan’s agent — shared the news. DeAndre Jordan has agreed to four-year, $40M deal with the Nets, Excel Sports agent Jeff Schwartz tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019 Jordan […]

The Brooklyn Nets had an absolutely monstrous first day on the NBA free agency market. Not only were they able to land superstar point guard Kyrie Irving as expected, they also signed Kevin Durant away from the Golden State Warriors. Following those moves, the Nets were also able to sign star big man DeAndre Jordan. […]

The Brooklyn Nets just made a massive haul with free agency still moments away. Not only are they poised to sign Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to max deals, but they are also reportedly adding veteran center DeAndre Jordan, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Brooklyn is making a clean sweep tonight: Brooklyn will sign […]

While Kevin Durant announces his free agency decision via his business venture The Boardroom’s Instagram account, the Brooklyn Nets plan on trotting out the idea of Durant teaming up with Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, per The New York Times’ Marc Stein. Stein adds that Irving will be at Brooklyn’s practice facility at the dawn […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ goals reportedly center upon forming a trio of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Irving is fully focused on a potential deal with the Nets and has reportedly been trying to get Durant to sign in Brooklyn. Jordan becomes an unrestricted free agent on […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be in play to add center DeAndre Jordan this summer, looking to potentially pair him with an already robust frontcourt of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst. While the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks have thought about signing Jordan as a packaged […]

Members of the Houston Rockets reportedly believe center DeAndre Jordan wants to return home this summer, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. Jordan was born in Houston and becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The Rockets are reportedly trying to trade Clint Capela and could have a need at center if they are […]

The Brooklyn Nets may end up destroying free agency this summer, as Kyrie Irving seems like a shoo-in to end up there, and he is trying to convince Kevin Durant to join him. Not only that, but Irving is also trying to lure DeAndre Jordan, who is good friends with both Irving and Durant. So, […]

The New York Knicks have sparked some interest in re-signing center DeAndre Jordan after acquiring him via trade at the deadline. The Brooklyn Nets have also recently expressed the will to sign Jordan if it allows for them to get Kevin Durant in free agency, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The […]

Kyrie Irving is reportedly already making moves to trace his next destination in free agency. According to a report by Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, the top point man in the market is trying to recruit DeAndre Jordan to join him alongside Kevin Durant with the Brooklyn Nets next season: Irving, meanwhile, also recently purchased […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in Brook Lopez and DeAndre Jordan, two centers who hit the open market this summer. Lopez played for the Lakers during the 2017-18 season. The big man spent this past season with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he averaged 12.5 points and 4.9 rebounds. Jordan, meanwhile, spent the first […]

Free agency is the time every team in the NBA gets to dream big and hope for the best. Just because teams are flush with cap space and have holes on the roster to fill, though, never means the most prudent approach to free agency is spending big money at the expense of price and […]

There was a time when DeAndre Jordan was considered one of the top free agents on the market, so much so that the Los Angeles Clippers had to “barricade” him inside a house to convince him to return after he had verbally agreed to join the Dallas Mavericks back in 2015. But now, Jordan, while […]

When the New York Knicks acquired center DeAndre Jordan in a deal that sent fellow big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks back in January, Jordan was seen as mere salary fodder, and many felt the Knicks would buy him out. Apparently, New York tried to do that. According to Stefan Bondy of The […]

DeAndre Jordan quickly saw his career go from starting center to role player to now part-time mentor, as the former L.A. Clippers mainstay bolted for the Dallas Mavericks in free agency and was later bundled to the New York Knicks for Kristaps Porzingis. Head coach David Fizdale has had an imperative mission from the start […]

Strategizing to make an NBA franchise successful takes determination, foresight, and knowledge of the game. Looking around today’s league, it is clear that the building block to this formula is talented players. The NBA is full of elite level talent, but star level players can take a franchise to the next level and alter its […]

The New York Knicks lived up to expectations as one of the league’s worst teams this season, currently owning the NBA’s bottom-ranked win-loss tally at a lowly 14-61. Still, coach David Fizdale isn’t done ensuring he takes advantage of every last moment in the 2018-19 season. How will he do it over the regular season’s […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner entered the night as the league’s leading shot blocker at 2.87 shots turned away on a nightly basis. It’s not often that opposing players are able to dunk in his general vicinity, but that’s exactly what New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan got to do during the second quarter of […]

This Los Angeles Lakers season is not going as they thought it would. LeBron James is about to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2005. Both he and the team are looking for ways to fix these issues moving forward. Originally, that was supposed to be Anthony Davis until that fell through at […]

The Lob City-era Los Angeles Clippers were one of the most memorable teams in recent memory. Though they never managed to make out of the second round (shockingly), the team was always stacked with talent and if not for an absolute avalanche of poorly timed injuries, it seems likely that this team could’ve made a […]

New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan is in the midst of his 11th NBA season, so you wouldn’t be blamed for feeling like he has been around for a while. But ask the Knicks center what it feels like to still be producing at his “advanced” age of 30, and he’ll have a response ready […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers gave a candid response when a reporter asked him about New York Knicks’ DeAndre Jordan. Doc Rivers when asked about DeAndre Jordan – “Can you tell him to stop calling me? He calls me every day!” #Clippers #Knicks — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 3, 2019 Jordan was part […]

When the New York Knicks acquired DeAndre Jordan in the trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Dallas Mavericks, prevailing wisdom suggested that the team would negotiate a buyout with the former All-Star center. Instead, Jordan elected to remain in New York for the remainder of the season, and the Knicks […]

New York Knicks center DeAndre Jordan will not play against his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center: DeAndre Jordan will not play today against the #Clippers. He is with the #Knicks, however. — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 3, 2019 This will be Jordan’s fourth straight missed game due to […]