Brooklyn Nets: Complete grades for the 2019 NBA offseason
By Alec Liebsch
DeAndre Jordan signing
Whatever it takes to get the big fish, right? This was an overpay, but it wasn’t done without purpose. DeAndre Jordan will make $40 million over four years with the Brooklyn Nets.
Jordan’s a good backup for Allen. And yes, I say backup. Allen is younger and growing; Jordan is aging and has lost a few steps.
Though he’s not the rim protector he once was, Jordan can still survive on that end. In Dallas last season, he had a Defensive Box Plus-Minus of 3.4, well above-average. Using advanced stats from his time in New York is unfair, because they were tanking when he got traded there.
A lot of Jordan’s value comes in his rebounding efforts, which will be a welcome complement to Allen, just like Ed Davis was last season. Per 36 minutes, Jordan amassed 15.9 rebounds in Dallas.
The main knock on his game has apparently aged well; DeAndre 3000 upped his free throw percentage to 70.5 last season, well above his previous career average of 44.6. If he can expand that shot to the 3-point line, his game will age even better.
Jordan isn’t Kawhi Leonard, but he’s still a board man who got paid.