The Brooklyn Nets are trading DeAndre Jordan, along with four second-round picks and $5.78 million to the Detroit Pistons Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pistons are planning to buy out the two years and $20 million left on Jordan’s contract.
ESPN Sources: Brooklyn is trading C DeAndre Jordan, four future-second round picks and $5.78M to Detroit for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. Pistons plan to work through a buyout on two-years, $20M owed Jordan; Nets will save $47M in salary and tax on deal.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021
The deal will effectively be a huge salary dump for the Nets, who will save $47 million in salary with the deal. That means Jordan will likely soon be a free agent free to sign with whomever he wants, though the Los Angeles Lakers are considered the frontrunners.
Again, Pistons plan is to negotiate a contract buyout with the DeAndre Jordan and allow him to become a free agent, sources tell ESPN. In that scenario, the Lakers will be a serious contender, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/WjbY2ch41h
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021
The Nets had signed Jordan to a four-year deal worth $40 million in 2019. He was meant to be a complimentary piece of the puzzle to support Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. At the time, it was reported that both Durant and Irving took less money in order to make sure that the Nets could sign Jordan.
Free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are taking less than the max to allow DeAndre Jordan to get the $10M annual salary with Brooklyn, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
In his two seasons with Brooklyn, the 33-year-old averaged 7.9 points and 8.7 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game, a drop-off from his peak years with the Los Angeles Clippers.
NBA fans and media flocked to Twitter to provide their thoughts on the deal and the potential of Jordan to join the Lakers soon.
I would love Deandre Jordan on the Celtics backing up Robert Williams but I wouldn’t be surprised if he sign with the Lakers tho! Carry on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) September 3, 2021
We escaped Drummond just to get DeAndre Jordan, I'ma just tweet about NFL.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) September 3, 2021
Lakers going from Andre Drummond to deandre jordan pic.twitter.com/4Ku5Tmymyo
— Cam Thomas (@CamThomasBurner) September 3, 2021
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