DeAndre Jordan is leaving Hollywood for the great state of Texas, after agreeing to a free agent deal with the Mavs which will pay him $80 million over four years. This move is really a shock to most, especially the Clippers!
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Sources told ESPN.com that Jordan and the Mavericks are nearing agreement on a four-year max contract worth in excess of $80 million that includes a player option after the third season to allow the highly coveted free-agent center to return to free agency in July 2018.
The chance to be featured as the Mavericks’ new franchise player and return to Texas after playing in college at Texas A&M, sources say, is leading Jordan to leave the Clippers, with whom he has been consistently cast as a third wheel behind L.A. stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
Jordan has said he wanted to be featured more on offense but the problem is he is very limited on that side of the ball. He is at his best catching alley oops from Chris Paul and grabbing rebounds and going back up with them. Not only that, but if he stayed with the Clippers, they are a much better team than what he will be surrounded with in Dallas. I think long term he is going to regret this move because the system in Dallas will not cater to his limited abilities at all.
With all that said, it just goes to show that the rumor about him having issues and beef with Chris Paul is more than likely real since he was willing to leave LA for somewhere that is not an improvement.
