NBA Free Agency 2019: DeAndre Jordan reportedly agrees to four-year, $40 million deal with Brooklyn Nets

Scott Rafferty

NBA Free Agency 2019: DeAndre Jordan reportedly agrees to four-year, $40 million deal with Brooklyn Nets image

In addition to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets have reportedly signed DeAndre Jordan to a four-year, $40 million deal, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

Irving and Durant both took less than the max to allow Jordan to make an annual salary of $10 million, Wojnarowski added.

 

Jordan split the 2018-19 season with the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks. He averaged 11.0 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks over 69 games with the two teams.

Jordan finished third in the league in rebounding, trailing only Andre Drummond (15.6) and Joel Embiid (13.6).

Jordan isn't the player he once was, but he's still a solid rim-runner, a strong rebounder and a capable rim protector. He will likely compete with Jarrett Allen, who the Nets selected with the No. 22 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, for a starting spot next season.

Players can negotiate agreements with teams on July 1st but contracts can't be officially signed until the new league year begins on July 7.

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.