DeAndre Jordan appears torn between the Clippers and Mavericks, though he’s ruled out neither the Lakers nor the Knicks, as the last reports from Thursday indicated. We’ll round up today’s latest here, with any new information added to the top throughout the day:
- Jordan’s representatives have told the Knicks he won’t sign with them, Wojnarowski reports (on Twitter), so Lopez looks like he’ll end up in New York.
1:11pm update:
- Jordan has narrowed his list to just the Clippers and Mavs, league sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski, who writes in a story on New York’s tentative deal with Robin Lopez. That Lopez deal still seems tied to Jordan’s decision, however. So, it would appear that the Knicks haven’t abandoned hope, remote as their chances might be. The Clippers are confident, as Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders hears (Twitter links).
11:11am update:
- A person close to Jordan who was in the Clippers meeting left with a positive impression, saying “they had their stuff together,” as he spoke with Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times. The Mavs also reportedly impressed in their meeting.
8:16am update:
- The Dan Fegan client has concerns about the Clippers‘ roster and doesn’t know that it’ll age well, tweets Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com (Twitter link). He’s worried about what will happen when Blake Griffin can opt out of his contract in two years, Shelburne adds.
- Jordan entered free agency giving the Clippers a slight edge, a league source Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News. Other reports indicate that it’s a 50-50 proposition now, and Dan Woike of The Orange County Register has heard that it’s been that way for a while (Twitter link).
- Those around Jordan have downplayed tension between him and Chris Paul, Medina writes in the same piece.
He should be more worried about the Mavs. Who is their PG, Dirk is over the hill, Parsons is not a star yet & can’t seem to stay healthy, and they just signed Wes Matthews who’s coming off a torn achilles. He also should be worried about his own free throw shooting!
Ya I would agree. The Mavs need a rim protector (which he would obviously fill for them), a PG, a backup big, and a backup wing. The Clippers pretty much just need a backup PG, a backup big, and maybe a wing. Similar needs, but the clippers don’t have a 38 year old Dirk and a new 2 guard coming off the Achilles injury
That being said, there is no income tax in texas, as opposed to the large amount he needs to pay in LA, so I’m sure that is a factor involved