Officially announced the signing! Two-time rebounding champion! The 37-year-old center returns to the NBA

The Pelicans officially announced that they have signed Jordan with a one-year minimum salary contract, and he will wear the No. 9 jersey. The Nuggets posted a picture to thank Jordan: "A champion on and off the court! Thank you, DJ!" Jordan was born on July 21, 1988 and is already 37 years old. He has been playing for the Nuggets for the past three seasons, and the two parties did not renew his contract during the offseason.

It has been more than three months since the free market opened, and many fans thought Jordan was going to lose his job. The regular season has begun, and Jordan finally found his next home. The Pelicans are not short of centers. In addition to Jordan, there are also Looney, Dickinson, Missy and Quinn. The signing of Jordan this time is probably to calm the locker room.

In the past four seasons, Jordan has averaged less than 4.5 points per game in three seasons, but he still has no worries about finding a new home. Cousins ​​was silent for a while, and Dabai shed tears after watching it. The new season is the 18th season of Jordan's career. He has played for eight teams: Clippers, Mavericks, Knicks, Nets, Lakers, 76ers, Nuggets and Pelicans.

This summer, Clippers self-media LA Clippers Muse and fans selected the top ten stars in Clippers history: 1. Griffin; 2. Paul; 3. Bob McAdoo; 4. Leonard; 5. Elton Brand; 6. Paul George; 7. DeAndre Jordan; 8. Marcin Gortat; 9. Lou Williams; 10. Jamal Crawford.

Some fans may have forgotten, what level was DeAndre Jordan ten years ago? In the 2015-16 season, he started 77 regular season games for the Clippers, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, scoring 12.7 points, 13.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.3 blocks, and shooting 70.3% from the field. Ranking first in the league in field goal percentage, and second in the league in rebounds and blocks.

You may not believe it, but Jordan was selected to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team that season. So far in his NBA career, he has won 2 rebounding titles (in 2014 and 2015), been selected to the All-NBA Team 3 times (1 time to the first team, 2 times to the 3rd team), 2 times to the All-Defensive Team, and 1 championship.

Let’s take a look at Jordan’s data in recent years. In the 2022 offseason, the Nuggets gave up on renewing Cousins ​​and signed Jordan with a one-year minimum salary. In the 2022-23 season, Jordan played 39 regular season games with the Nuggets, averaging 15 minutes per game, scoring 5.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks. He shot 76.5% from the field and only 45.8% from the free throw line.

In the 2023 offseason, the Nuggets and Jordan Dan renewed his basic-salary contract, and the Nuggets general manager praised him: "He is like Haslem of the Heat." In the 2023-24 season, Jordan played 36 regular season games for the Nuggets, averaging 11 minutes per game, scoring only 3.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.4 blocks, shooting 62.4% from the field and 49.1% from the free throw line.

In the 2024 offseason, the Nuggets gave Jordan a basic salary contract for the third time. In the 2024-25 season, Jordan played 56 regular season games with the Nuggets, starting 5 of them. He averaged 12.3 minutes per game, 3.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.5 blocks. The field goal percentage was 65% and the free throw percentage was only a pitiful 42.2%.

Last question: What memories do you have of Jordan?