Feb 27, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan (10) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans forward Tony Snell (21) in the second half of the game at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Former All-Star center DeAndre Jordan cleared waivers Thursday and intends to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN and The Athletic reported.
The Los Angeles Lakers waived the 33-year-old on Tuesday in favor of signing point guard D.J. Augustin.
Jordan signed a one-year, $2.6 million minimum deal with Los Angeles in September but only got into five games since Christmas. Overall, he played 32 games (19 starts) for the Lakers and averaged a career-low 4.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
Now Jordan will fill the role of Joel Embiid’s backup at center on a title contender in Philadelphia. The Sixers added James Harden to the fold at the trade deadline, shipping out Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and big man Andre Drummond to Brooklyn in the process.
Jordan was a two-time NBA season rebounding leader and a 2016-17 All-Star while with the Los Angeles Clippers. In 14 seasons with the Clippers (2008-18), Dallas Mavericks (2018-19), New York Knicks (2019), Brooklyn Nets (2019-21) and Lakers, Jordan has averaged 9.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots in 964 games (775 starts).
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