Clippers Reportedly Offer DeAndre Jordan Five Years, $40 Million

06 Dec 2011

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Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo is reporting on twitter that the Clippers have an offer of five years, $40 million for DeAndre Jordan, their 23-year old restricted free agent center. He also claims that Jordan is “destined to sign offer sheet and force them to match.”

The reported offer has drawn criticism from some corners of the internet as a symbol of NBA teams returning to their irresponsible spending ways, and it is a fair amount of money for a guy whose full potential may yet to be realized.

But Clippers fans can be encouraged by this news for a variety of reasons:

ClipperBlogger D.J. explained why the team has little choice but to retain Clippers center D.J. If he ends up signing for around the reported number of $8 million per year, the team can be relatively confident that they are getting him for less than they might have paid.
As noted in a primarily critical review at NBC’s Pro Basketball Talk, $40 million for a guy who averaged about seven points and seven rebounds a game might raise eyebrows, on its face. Upon closer look, however, you see a guy who:

Led the entire league in field goal percentage (69%), thanks in large part to finishing third in the league in dunks (158). Only attempted slightly more than four shots per game, but you can’t say he wasn’t efficient.
Ranked in the top half (14th) of qualified centers in Rebound Rate (16.5%). He is at least three years younger than every one ahead of him.
Ranked 5th in the league among centers in blocks per 40 minutes.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, there is almost none of the risk that would usually be attached to a contract of this size and length. It is almost certain that he’d be included in any trade for Dwight Howard or Chris Paul. If he is, neither the length nor the dollar sum of the contract will be of any consequence for the Clippers. If neither deal materializes or for some reason he is left out, they will have on their hands a 7-footer with some seasoning and a track record of steady improvement, but potential for even more. Between his athletic gifts and unmistakable presence in the locker room, its hard to imagine the Clips would regret paying him $8 million (or the escalating manifestation of that as an average annual salary) as a 27-year old in 2015-2016.

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Blake Steak

First! Yo, Deandre is the answer! He’s gonna be so fly this year and going to be krushing other teams on defense. Also I think he can get a really good mid-range jumper and I can see him turning into someone like Dirk Nowitski. He’s the truth!
- Pbrady
  
  Deandre will never be an offensive threat unless he is two feet from the basket, If his D improves and FT percentage can continue to rise this would be a decent deal. The price tag isn’t outrageous and for an efficient big man this would be a fair deal. I doubt its what he winds up with.
- joeluis323
  
  Too funny..
- NRM
  
  We are overpaying for his services. I would think 6.5 mill is even too much, as the author noted he may already have tipped, talent wise.
- DeMote DeAndre
  
  Yea, in a video game . . . maybe.
RmcF

In regard to possibly of shipping DJ for Paul or Howard after signing: I was under the impression that you couldn’t do a sign and trade with a restricted free agents. Wouldn’t we have to wait until after the season?
- Bongstradamus
  
  Nope. Still legit. Rfa means the original team can match nothing about s&t
http://www.barmapla.com FD

He gets a lot of blocks because he’s out of position and he can’t shoot free throws. Clippers are always going to have to sub someone in the last minutes of every close game. He’s a good off the bench energy guy.

For sure sign him if he’s included in a trade, but you better be sure you’re trading him. 8 Mil is a bit high, but isn’t the worst call in the world. Matching another offer would be terrible though.
- JaySee
  
  You can’t magically get blocks being out of position. You get them helping weak side. He doesn’t touch the ball on offense anyway, so he won’t be shooting free throws in the final minutes. The only FTs he’ll shoot are and 1′s.
  - http://www.barmapla.com FD
    
    Teams have already hack a shaq-ed him
    - JaySee
      
      Didn’t the league make an anti-hack a Shaq rule years ago? You simply don’t give him the ball and he doesn’t shoot FTs.
      - Blake Griffin
        
        In the final two minutes, you can’t hack someone without the ball intentionally. Teams were doing it to him if they were down and there were like 5 minutes left. It’s legal until 2 minutes.
RAM

I think it’s great! For Blake you put it out there that we tried to sign him. he DJ really wants to play with his friend Blake he will sign. if not. then we don’t look like the bad guy with the cheap owner who never wants to fork out the cash. it is a smart business move not to match a higher offer. unless you get a trade for DH or CP3.
AH

Big men always command a premium. I recall during last season most Clippers fans were willing to give DJ ~$8mil/year. Also, Simmons points out that Jordan seems like he’s on track to be similar to Kendrick Perkins (extended for ~$8.5mil/year) so I think the Clippers offer is fair. It’s if Jordan gets an offer for $10-$12mil/year that things start getting dicey. I think we’re all hoping that DJ suitors ends up acquiring or getting bogged down in deals for Marc Gasol, Chandler or Nene.
RL

$8 million a year is what I expected to be a fair offer. I put him in the Kendrick Perkins category, which I think is the most realistic projection for his growth. GJ Clippers for not shooting a low ball offer,…

Maybe the Clippers are really starting to turn things around… we got a second meeting with Caron (and we didn’t even have to make him a DVD!!!!), gave DJ a somewhat generous offer, front page material when it comes to trade rumors, ideal trade partners, have players who want to stay on the team,….

I’m thinking about pinching myself, cause I just don’t believe. But maybe I shouldn’t,.. cause this is just too good right now.
- Bongstradamus
  
  They will pay more than this offer. This is the make-good deal until DJ gets a better offer and we match it
  
  so at minimum DJ will get this deal. Personally I think the final offer will be closer to 10M a year
  - http://www.barmapla.com FD
    
    The other option is he plays for the 1 mil this year and becomes a true free agent next year.
    - JaySee
      
      He would only do that if he hated the Clippers and desperately wanted to leave.
      - http://www.barmapla.com FD
        
        Would that be a big surprise? You can say that about 90% of the people who have played for them.
      - JaySee
        
        Seeing that he’s BG’s BFF and just got offered a reasonable contract, yes it would be a HUGE surprise.
DeMote DeAndre

If they’re going to sign DeAndre Jordan, they’ve got to trade him for Howard or Paul.

There’s a lot of talk about the Lakers trading Bynum, Gasol and Odom for Paul and Howard. I doubt it.

I read where New Orleans definitely does not want aging Gaso (about 33)l and his 3 year contract at $19 million a year. So he’d have to go to Orlando, and I doubt they want him either. Gasol is good, but even last year he was wearing down and he was physically done in the playoffs and disappeared during the Dallaas series. The third year of his contract is $19.285 million and with the triple whammy luxury tax kicking in that year, the total cost for a team like Orlando with a high team salary for Gasol’s contract will be about $80 million.

That same year Arenas gets $22.3 million and Turkoglu gets $12.2. True, they can amnesty Arenas, but they’re still going to have a huge payroll, especially if they’re going to pick up any new good players. So why would they want aging Gasol’s contract?

The problem with Bynum is his knees . . . . well, one of his problems.

With Odom (also aging and about 33) comes the Kardashian side show.
- Bongstradamus
  
  Despite his age and his contract, Pau Gasol is one of the most efficient players in the league.
  
  And if Orlando trades Howard, bank on Turkoglu shipping out at the same time. Probably to a third team acting as a facilitator. That’s the poison pill a team has to swallow to make a deal for Howard on top of giving a ton of assets.
  
  Arenas might not get amnestied right off the bat. They could wait a year or two so they don’t have pay out on the entire deal and get nothing in return. Thats the same thinking Washington is having with Rashard. Amnesty might happen as well if a potential trade requires additional salary cap for one of the teams involved.
  
  If the Lakers make a trade with Orlando, expect Bynum and Odom to be sent to Orlando. CP3 might be had for Pau and a couple other pieces. The Lakers are gunning for both Dwight and CP. They have the assets to swing the deals as well.
DeMote DeAndre

The Clippers have to keep the Minnesota pick. Harrison Barnes was 4-5 from three land in the big game last Saturday against Kentucky. The guy is a super shooter from outside. The game before that one (while playing on a sprained ankle) he lead a second half surge with a bunch of jump shots, which one analyst said were all made off one dribble. That’s the small forward the Clippers need.

I’ll take Butler of any of the frequently mentioned small forward free agents for a year, none of them for longer.
joeluis323

Paul has indicated Clippers and Warriors could raise chances of keeping him long-term if they sign center Tyson Chandler too, sources say.
- Bongstradamus
  
  Even though we originally drafted him, I wouldnt pay Tyson the kind of money he wants. I am thankful that his drafting brought us Elton Brand though.
http://www.barmapla.com FD

Even with Olshey’s screw ups, the Clippers are still in a great position. They better do more than just re-sign Jordon. It sounds like a good GM could get Howard or Paul here.

For the reasons that Dump said, I don’t think any team really wants Odem, Pau or Bynum.
clip4life

Chris Paul
Eric Gordon
Caron Butler
Blake Griffin
Tyson Chandler

Not a bad starting 5, they need to do the trade that is being proposed.
Dj,Aminu,Bledsoe and a 2012 pick for CP3.
- Bongstradamus
  
  Don’t think we have cap for both butler and Chandler
  
  Speaking of chandlers and the 3…what about Wilson Chandler at the 3?
  - clip4life
    
    You would need to get rid of Kaman and settle for a decent back up..
  - http://www.barmapla.com FD
    
    Wilson Chandler is stuck in China. Probably can’t get out of his contract.
    - Bongstradamus
      
      Yea, I’m talking after he gets released. He’s a solid 3 with massive upside that will be entering the market late.
clip4life

http://hoopshype.com/

I guess they did offer Eric Gordon and Deandre jordan for Chris paul. Things are sure to get real interesting real sonn.
- joeluis323
  
  I dont like that offer.. Blake and Gordon should be untouchable! We’re just offering way too much here for CP3 imho! Take kaman,DJ,the whole bench! coaching staff and even the owner! but leave those two alone!
  - AH
    
    Agreed. Simmons just wrote today that he thinks EJ for CP3 straight up would be fair. And if we have to sign Chandler to a monster contract to entice CP3, I would pass.
    
    Right now we’re on an OKC path. I don’t want to blow it up to try and duplicate NYK.
- rgc
  
  Gordon being included in a deal for CP3 has already been dispelled. It makes ZERO sense to create a hole at the 2 guard to acquire Paul. Paul is a beast, but moving Gordon to acquire him does not put us in the upper echelon territory. You need to sync Paul with Gordon AND Griffin for the deal to be impactful.
  
  Olshey needs to pick the phone up and offer Bledsoe/Aminu/Minny pick and Kaman’s expiring contract and get this done already. The window and flexibility is here for this to occur. Howard has NO interest in the Clippers, so get this Paul deal done…
griffin

Switch caron for prince
- jb_baby
  
  griffin- I agree – LAC should offer Tayshaun a contract. LAC doesn’t need more shooters; but a veteran with major playoff experience. Aminu would soak it all up and will get plenty of playing time.
  - vince
    
    Yes I agree TOTALLY!! Get Prince & please forget about Butler!! We need Prince, He will be perfect for this team & hes from LA…. DONT trade the MINN Pick! DONT Trade Gordon! If anything “TRADE ANYONE ELSE BUT THOSE 2 POINTS I JUST MADE”
    
    However we do it we need to have a Center who Doesnt Command the Ball,Bring in Prince,CP3 & Keep that Minn pick!!
trn921

honestly speaking no need to trade for d12&cp3 as long as clippers keep blake&erick gordon. they will be best 1-2 punch in nba in a few years and what clippers need is a good, tall and strong defensive center (ie healthy greg oden or tyson chandler) who does not demand the ball on the offensive end and can supplement blake on the defensive end. i love d12, but he will demand the ball and has to share the ball between blake and ej, which makes everybody unpleasant with playing together on the offensive end. so, instead of trading for d12, i would rather keep dj or find a center from europe with a reasonable price tag next year. as for the guard(#1)/forward(#3) position, i prefer someone like point forward type small forward (ie healthy grant hill) & big guard (ie healthy shaun livingston or penny hardaway). don’t ge me wrong, i love both d12&cp3 as an individual player, but when having blake&ej as core of your team, it would better if you build your team as bulls did for mj&pippen in 90′s, recruiting decent role players plus one defensive specialist. i would really love to see how minny will do this year and what kind of pick clips can get in the coming draft in 2012, and then decide what to do with the pick whether it should be included in any deals later this season. this is just my thought and would love to see if clips can lure two all-stars in their prime times.
AlAl

Am I the only person, who WILL NOT GIVE UP EJ in any deal for CP3 without CP3 committing to signing an extension? A Championship team is CP3, EJ, Blake!
My best offer is Bledsoe, Aminu, Kaman/DeAndre, Minny pick for EJ, Ariza/Okafor!
- AlAl
  
  …for CP3 that is
JamFan

I would bet big donuts that the offer numbers that were rumored to have been offered to DJ are not accurate. For one thing, the Clips would never make an offer in such a way that the numbers could be published because that just gives any interested team the gift of knowing what they have to beat. I am calling a foul on this one.

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