The Pelicans and free agent center DeAndre Jordan have reached an agreement on a one-year, minimum-salary contract, agent Jeff Schwartz tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The deal is official, per NBA.com’s transaction log.
New Orleans has an open spot on its standard 15-man roster after waiving guard Jaden Springer on Thursday.
Jordan, a three-time All-NBA center who has led the NBA in rebounding twice and won a title with Denver in 2023, has been in the league since 2008 and has appeared in over 1,100 regular season games for a total of seven teams.
The 37-year-old no longer plays the same kind of significant role he did earlier in his career, but he still saw semi-regular minutes for the Nuggets in recent years as one of **Nikola Jokic**‘s backups. In 2024/25, Jordan made 56 appearances, averaging 3.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per contest.
More to come…