DeAndre Jordan Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Contract, Trade, Salary, Free Throw, Stats

DeAndre Jordan Biography

DeAndre Jordan born  Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jordan played one season of college basketball for Texas A&M University before being selected by the Clippers in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick.

He is a three-time All-NBA and two-time NBA All-Defensive Team member and has twice led the league in rebounding. Jordan was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2017. He currently holds the NBA record for best career field goal percentage at 67.4%.

DeAndre Jordan Age

DeAndre Jordan is 30 years old as per 2018 born on July 21, 1988 in Houston, Texas

Deandre Jordan Weight

DeAndre Jordan weighs 265 lb (120 kg)

DeAndre Jordan Height

DeAndre Jordan stands at a height of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)

DeAndre Jordan Wife

DeAndre Jordan has been linked to Alvarez a Mexican-American model Amber for a long while now. Alvarez, has been pursuing a career as a model ever since she was discovered by a modeling scout in a mall when she was 16. The two reportedly started dating in March 2013.

DeAndre Jordan Son

In 2015 Jordan took a DNA test to prove paternity of his son Jaden. He has fought to play an active role in the life of his son. Sometime in 2016, he and his baby mama Ashley Rose, were in court over a custody disagreement which the judge agreed to split.

DeAndre Jordan Brother

DeAndre’s younger brother, Avery Jordan, is a professional football player who currently plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

DeAndre Jordan Contract | DeAndre Jordan Trade

Jordan signed a 4 year / $39,960,716 contract with the Brooklyn Nets, including $39,960,716 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $9,990,179. In 2019-20, he will earn a base salary of $9,881,598, while carrying a cap hit of $9,881,598 and a dead cap value of $9,881,598.

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DeAndre Jordan Religion

Deandre Jordan is a Christian. He prays frequently and has spoken about his faith saying, he knows his relationship with Christ and he knows he has done alot for him and thats what he lives on. He has a tattoo of Matthew 5:4–5 on his chest, a Christian cross on his left arm, the Serenity Prayer and his own message saying “I thank God for the gift that he has given me. I will honor, sacrifice and dedicate myself to my talent. I know where I have come from but I know where I am going” on his right arm and Philippians 4:13 with praying hands and “G.W.O.M” (God Watch Over Me) on his stomach.

DeAndre Jordan High school Career

Deandre Jordan attended Episcopal High School through his junior year. As a sophomore, Jordan averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks ; and 16.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.0 blocks as a junior. He transferred to Christian Life Center Academy for his senior year, where he averaged 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 blocks per game. Jordan was a third-team Parade All-American, named to the first-team All-Greater Houston squad by the Houston Chronicle and was a two-time all-state selection. Jordan posted a career high of 37 points in a game and also set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20 at Christian Life Center.

Coming out of high school, Jordan was rated by Rivals.com as the number 8 overall prospect, the number 2 center in the country and the number 1-ranked prep player in Texas. He was recruited by Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, Kentucky and others. Jordan played for Team USA in the summer of 2007 at the 2007 Under 19 World Championships in Serbia. He played only 9 minutes per game. The team finished 2nd with an 8–1 record.

DeAndre Jordan College Career

Before Deandre Jordan arrived in College Station, Billy Gillispie, Aggies head basketball coach left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky. Jordan chose to honor Gillispie’s commitment to the university. In his freshman season at Texas A&M Jordan started 21 of 35 games. Jordan averaged 20 minutes and 1.3 blocks per game. In those games, Jordan shot a team-high of 61.7 percent in field goals, but a team-low of 43.7 percent in free throws. Most of his field goals, however, were within a few feet from the basket. Jordan finished the season averaging 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds. For his efforts, Jordane made the Big 12 All-Rookie Team . He declared for the 2008 NBA draft after the season.

Draftexpress.com, a third party NBA draft website, listed Jordan’s strengths and weaknesses prior to the draft. A few strengths include “incredible physical specimen”, “freakish athlete”, “incredible upside” and “defensive potential”. Some weaknesses include “mediocre footwork”, “poor fundamentals”, “not productive” and “high bust potential”. The website also projected Jordan to be picked at No. 16 by the Philadelphia 76ers. Other mock drafts had him projected at No. 11 by the Indiana Pacers or picked at No. 10 by the New Jersey Nets due to his attractive ability to run the floor. ESPN’s Chad Ford had Jordan going to the Memphis Grizzlies at pick No. 28 in the first round.

DeAndre Jordan Free Throws

DeAndre Jordan, a career 45 percent shooter from the line, is suddenly making his free throws. He has turned his most embarrassing weakness into a strength worth celebrating, yet getting him to talk about it is no easy task.

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DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2018)

Early years

In the 2008 NBA draft, Jordan was selected with the 35th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan was pushed into the starting lineup for the January 19, 2009 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to injuries among the Clippers’ low post players. Jordan recorded 6 blocks, 10 rebounds and 8 points in 34 minutes of game play in his first game as a starter. He played 43 minutes and recorded a career-high 23 points in the January 21, 2009 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. This included 10 dunks, which had only been accomplished by two others players (Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard ) over the past 10 NBA seasons.

2011–12

Deandre Jordan signed an offer sheet with the Golden State Warriors on December 11, 2011, reportedly worth $43 million over four years. However, one day later, the Clippers decided to match the offer and keep Jordan. For the 2011–12 season, he changed his jersey number from 9 to 6. Jordan recorded a career high 8 blocks against the Golden State Warriors in an opening day 105–86 victory on December 25, 2011.

 2012–13 season

Jordan’s free throw percentage dropped from 52.5% to 38.6%, during the 2012–13 season, which was one of his career worsts. However, Jordan led the league in field goal percentage, shooting 64.3%. This was his first season playing all 82 games.

2013–14 season

Deandre Jordan was selected to Team USA’s minicamp in Las Vegas in 2013. On November 29, 2013, Jordanhe recorded a career high 9 blocks in the 104–98 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Jordan scored a career-high 25 points in a 119–112 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on January 3, 2014. With 13.6 rebounds per game, Jordan was the league’s rebounding leader for the 2013–14 season. Jordan became the first NBA player with at least 25 points, 18 rebounds and four blocked shots on April 29, 2014, in a playoff game since Tim Duncan in 2008.

2014–15 season

Jordan recorded 22 points and a career-high 27 rebounds on February 9, 2015, in the 115–98 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Jordan made his first career three-pointer early in the first quarter on March 13, in a 99–129 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Jordan was named to the All-NBA third team on May 21. Jordan became the fifth player in NBA history to average at least 10 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks during the regular season. lastly it was accomplished by Moses Malone during the 1982–83 season.

2015–16 season

Jordan began having second thoughts just days later, despite verbally agreeing to sign a four-year, $80 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks on July 3, 2015 and on July 8, a number of Clippers personnel flew to Houston for a meeting with Jordan to convince him to back out of his Mavericks deal. Jordan officially re-signed with the Clippers hours later, on a four-year, $88 million contract.

With 13 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors on November 4, 2015, Jordan became the Clippers’ all-time leader in total rebounds, surpassing former Clipper Elton Brand (4,710), finishing the game with 4,711 career rebounds. Jordan recorded 18 points and a season-high 24 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers, on November 30, but he also missed 22 free throws (12-of-34) to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record and set a franchise record with 34 attempts. He was sidelined for the team’s game against the Miami Heat because of pneumonia on January 13, ending the NBA’s longest active consecutive games played streak at 360.

2016-2017

With the help of Jordan, the Clippers record a league-best 7–1 record to start the 2016–17 season. Jordan played his 600th career game on November 9 against the Portland Trail Blazers, joining Randy Smith (715) and Eric Piatkowski (616) as the only players in franchise history to do so. He recorded 13 points and a season-high 25 rebounds in a 102–98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on December 28.

Jordan recorded a season-high 24 points and 21 rebounds in a 113–97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on January 14, 2017. On January 19 he surpassed that mark with a career-high 29 points in a 104–101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, on January 26 marking the first All-Star selection of his career. During the All-Star Weekend festivities, he participated in the Slam Dunk Contest, but failed to make it past the first round.

2017–18 season

On October 19, 2017, in the Clippers’ season opener, Jordan had 14 points and 24 rebounds in a 108–92 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan recorded a then season-high 26 points and 17 rebounds in a 127–117 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 4, 2018. On January 24, 2018, in a 113–102 loss to the Boston Celtics, he tied Randy Smith (715) for most games played in team history.

In a 109–100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, two days later, Jordan played his 716th game as a Clipper, surpassing Smith’s record. Jordan scored a career-high 30 points to go with 13 rebounds and four steals in a 129–119 win over the Celtics on February 14, 2018. On March 9, 2018, Jordan had 20 points and 23 rebounds in a 116–102 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. In March 2018, Jordan averaged 17.1 rebounds, just shy of his career high of 17.3 set.

DeAndre Jordan Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019)

Deandre Jordan signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks on July 6, 2018. To begin the season, he had three straight double-doubles, becoming the first Dallas player since Popeye Jones in 1994 to start a season with three straight. He recorded 12 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high nine assists in a 113–104 loss to the Utah Jazz, on October 28, thus recording his sixth double-double in six games to start the season.

He had 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 117–102 loss to the Jazz, on November 7, thus collecting at least 10 rebounds for a franchise record 11th straight game. Jordan recorded 17 points and a then season-high 20 rebounds in a 98–88 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on November 19. On December 2, in a 114–110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan recorded 16 points and a season-high 23 rebounds. He tied his season high with 23 rebounds in a 120–113 loss to the Sacramento Kings on December 16. Jordan had 23 rebounds again on December 22 against the Golden State Warriors.

DeAndre Jordan New York Knicks (2019–present)

Deandre Jordan was traded on January 31, 2019, to the New York Knicks along with Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews and two future first round draft picks in exchange for Kristaps Porziņģis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke and Courtney Lee.

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