DeAndre Jordan is expected to sign with the Lakers once the Nets’ transaction with the Pistons is completed and Detroit waives him, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.
Jordan will receive a veteran’s minimum contract for one year and $2.6 million. Brooklyn agreed to trade Jordan along with four second-round picks and $5.78 million in cash for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. The Pistons are expected to buy out and waive Jordan, who has two years and nearly $20 million remaining on his contract.
How much Jordan, who fell out of Brooklyn’s rotation last season, would play with the Lakers is a major question mark. Los Angeles still has Marc Gasol on the roster and also signed Dwight Howard in free agency. Anthony Davis, naturally, will also see minutes at center. However, there’s been speculation that Gasol might not return to Los Angeles for the upcoming season.
The Lakers already have 13 players with guaranteed contracts and two others, Chaundee Brown and Mac McClung, on non-guaranteed deals.
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