DeAndre Jordan

DeAndre Jordan

Jordan with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013
No. 6 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas) Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas)
College	Texas A&M (2007–2008)
NBA draft	2008: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2018	Los Angeles Clippers
2018–2019	Dallas Mavericks
2019	New York Knicks
2019–2021	Brooklyn Nets
2021–2022	Los Angeles Lakers
2022	Philadelphia 76ers
2022–present	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2023) NBA All-Star (2017) All-NBA First Team (2016) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2015, 2017) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2015, 2016) 2× NBA rebounding leader (2014, 2015) Big 12 All-Rookie Team (2008) Third-team Parade All-American (2007)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team U19 World Championship 2007 Novi Sad

Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Jordan was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick. He spent ten seasons with the Clippers before signing with the Dallas Mavericks in free agency in July 2018. He was traded to the New York Knicks in January 2019 and joined the Brooklyn Nets in July of the same year. He was dealt to the Detroit Pistons in September 2021 and reached a contract buyout agreement before signing with the Los Angeles Lakers in the same month. He was waived by the Lakers in March 2022 and subsequently joined the Philadelphia 76ers. He then signed with the Nuggets in July 2022, where he won his first championship with the team in 2023.

Jordan is a three-time All-NBA and two-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, and has twice led the league in rebounding. In 2017, he was named an NBA All-Star for the first time. As of July 2023^[update], Jordan holds the NBA record for highest career field goal percentage at 67.5%.^[1] He was the Clippers' franchise leader in games played, rebounds, and blocks. He also won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team.