DeAndre Jordan Continues To Shine On Friday
DeAndre Jordan continued his terrific start to the season on Friday night, even though his team lost to the Toronto Raptors. He scored 18 points, on 5-for-10 shooting and hit surprising 8-of-9 free-throws. Jordan also pulled down a game-high 15 boards, to go along with his five assists and one block, in 34 minutes. The Mavericks new starting center has been awesome this year, averaging 16.0 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks-per-game this year. However, the most surprising development is Jordan’s vastly improved free-throw shooting. This season, he’s shooting a sparkling 84.6 percent from the line, on a healthy 9.2 attempts-per-game. He probably won't keep up the hot shooting, but any improvement on his career 44.9 percent from the line is a welcome sight. Jordan will look to continue his torrid shooting on Sunday night against the Utah Jazz.
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DeAndre Jordan Returning To Denver
DeAndre Jordan is reportedly sticking around with the organization for at least one more season. The veteran big man has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal for the 2024-2025 season. Jordan should serve as the primary backup center to Nikola Jokic. However, that role usually doesn't come with a ton of playing time as long as Jokic is healthy. Jordan is a solid rebounder but he doesn't offer much fantasy value outside of that.
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Nuggets Make DeAndre Jordan's Return Official
DeAndre Jordan has officially re-signed with the team for one more year, general manager Calvin Booth announced on Friday. Jordan appeared in only 39 regular-season games last season and saw action for just 13 minutes in total in the playoffs, but the 35-year-old brings great veteran pedigree with him and will be an extra body on the bench again in 2023-24. He averaged 5.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 15.0 minutes during his 15th NBA season.
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DeAndre Jordan Moves Into Starting Five
DeAndre Jordan will get the starting nod for Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks. The Nuggets will be without both Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic for this game due to health and safety protocols. That being said, the Nuggets have decided to roll with some veterans for this game. Head coach Mike Malone will start Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jeff Green, Michael Porter Jr. and Jordan on Wednesday. Also, Zeke Nnaji and Bruce Brown should see extended playing time off the bench.
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DeAndre Jordan Starting Again In Game 2
DeAndre Jordan will start on Wednesday night during the postseason matchup against Miami. Jordan will fill in for Joel Embiid (face) once again for Game 2. However, the veteran logged only 17 minutes in Game 1, finishing with only four points, two boards, and two blocks. Nonetheless, Paul Reed, who had nine boards, four points, one steal, and one block during the series opener, should be the preferred option by DFS managers looking for value, even though he likely won't see a ton of minutes either.
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