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Denver Nuggets | #6 | Center

DeAndre

Jordan

PPG

3.9

RPG

4.4

APG

0.7

PIE

11.0

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

265lb (120kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Texas A&M

AGE

35 years

BIRTHDATE

July 21, 1988

DRAFT

2008 R2 Pick 35

EXPERIENCE

15 Years

6'11" | 265lb | 35 years

DRAFT

2008 R2 Pick 35

BIRTHDATE

July 21, 1988

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Texas A&M

EXPERIENCE

15 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

One-time NBA All-Star (2017) ... Three-time All-NBA honoree (First Team in 2016, Third Team in 2015 and 2017) ... Has been named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team twice (2015 and 2016) ... Helped the United States win a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics ... Captured the NBA’s rebounding title two times (2014 and 2015) ... Led the league in field goal percentage for five consecutive seasons from 2013-17 ... Only player in NBA history with consecutive seasons shooting over 70 percent from the field ... Has appeared in 932 NBA games (756 starts) for the Nets, Knicks, Mavericks and Clippers ... Owns career averages of 9.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.6 blocks in 27.4 minutes ... Has shot 67.4 percent (3,527-5,234) from the field for his career, ranking first all-time (minimum 2,000 FGM) ... Scored in double figures in 419 games, including 47 games with 20+ points and one 30-point game ... Grabbed double-digit rebounds in 534 games, including 224 games with 15+, 60 games with 20+ and three games with 25+ rebounds ... Blocked multiple shots in 397 games, including 36 games with 5+ and three games with 8+ blocks ... Tallied 325 career double-doubles ... Playoffs: Has appeared in 57 playoff games (all starts) for the Clippers, averaging 9.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 31.2 minutes ... Has shot 66.2 percent (202-305) from the field ... Scored in double figures in 27 games, including five games with 20+ points ... Grabbed double-digit rebounds in 33 games, including 18 games with 15+ and two games with 20+ rebounds ... Blocked multiple shots in 32 games, including three games with five rejections ... Tallied 24 double-doubles ... Career Transactions: Selected by the LA Clippers with the 35th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft ... Signed a multi-year-contract with the Clippers on July 9, 2015 ... Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks on July 6, 2018 ... Acquired by the New York Knicks along with Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. and two first round picks in exchange for Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Kristaps Porzingis on January 31, 2019 ... Signed as a free agent with the Brooklyn Nets on July 6, 2019 ... Acquired by the Detroit Pistons along with four second round picks and cash considerations in exchange for Sekou Doumbouya and Jahlil Okafor on September 4, 2021 ... Signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on September 9, 2021

BEFORE NBA

2007-08 (Texas A&M): Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection ... Appeared in 35 games (21 starts), averaging 7.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 20.1 minutes ... Shot 61.7 percent (113-183) from the field ... Scored in double figures in 13 games ... Grabbed double-digit rebounds in six games ... Blocked multiple shots in 12 games ... Tallied two double-doubles ... Had four points, 10 rebounds, two assists and a career-high six blocks on 3/5 at Baylor ... Tallied 16 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and four blocks on 12/31 vs. Rice ... Scored a career-high 18 points with nine rebounds and one block on 12/8 vs. Texas State

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Hyland DeAndre Jordan, Jr. ... Has a son, Jaden, born in 2015 ... Hometown is Bellaire, Texas ... Brother Cory was a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization, brother Avery was an offensive lineman at the University of New Mexico and brother Brett was an offensive lineman at Colorado State University ... Attended Episcopal High School (Bellaire, Texas) through his junior year ... Transferred to Christian Life Center Academy (Kingwood, Texas) for his senior season ... As a senior, averaged 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 blocks ... At Christian Life Center, set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20 ... Named third-team Parade All-American and first-team All-Greater Houston squad by the Houston Chronicle ... Took part in the Clippers Teamwork at the Table Thanksgiving event at St. Joseph Center in Venice where he helped distribute food baskets and turkeys to over 300 families during the 2015-16 season ... Participated, in conjunction with California Endowment, to open refurbished playground and basketball courts as part of the Clippers FIT Campus Program during the 2013-14 season ... Participated in Mastro’s Celebrity Server Dinner with the CP3 Foundation, benefiting LA’s Afterschool Programs and Leaps n Boundz ... Hosted a basketball clinic at a local elementary school in October 2014 ... Hosted local youth from Houston when the Clippers played in Houston during the past few seasons and participated in postgame meet and greet with the group of 50 ... Worked with the Salvation Army Siermon Family Youth and Community Center to distribute gifts to children during the holiday season ... Hosted local youth at home games every season as part of his PlayerZone ... Won the 2012-13 “Social/Slam Award” at the NBA’s annual Social Media Awards for his dunk over Brandon Knight on March 10 ... Named an Official Honoree in the Sports Category for the 13th Annual Webby Awards, for his “Jordan’s Journal” blog on Clippers.com during the 2008-09 season ... Lists Tupac as his favorite musician ... His biggest style influences are Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa and Jimi Hendrix ... Has appeared on Lip Sync Battle on Spike TV alongside actress Sarah Hyland ... Has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s Mean Tweets ... Made a cameo in the 2015 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ... On Twitter @DeAndre