 Jordan with theLos Angeles Clippers in 2013 | |
| No. 9 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-07-21)July 21, 1988 (age 37) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Texas A&M (2007–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 35th overall pick |
| Drafted by | 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 |
| 2022–2025 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2025–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professionalbasketball player for theNew Orleans Pelicans of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season ofcollege basketball for theTexas A&M Aggies.
Jordan was selected by theLos Angeles Clippers in the second round of the2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick. He spent ten seasons with the Clippers before signing with theDallas Mavericks in free agency in July 2018. He was traded to theNew York Knicks in January 2019 and joined theBrooklyn Nets in July of the same year. He was dealt to theDetroit Pistons in September 2021 and reached a contract buyout agreement before signing with theLos Angeles Lakers in the same month. He was waived by the Lakers in March 2022 and subsequently joined thePhiladelphia 76ers. He then signed with the Nuggets in July 2022, where he won his first championship with the team in2023.
Jordan is a three-timeAll-NBA and two-timeNBA All-Defensive Team member, and has twiceled the NBA in rebounding. In 2017, he was named anNBA All-Star for the first time. As of 2025[update], Jordan holds the NBA record for highest career regular season and postseasonfield goal percentage, at 67.4% and 67.0%, respectively.[1] He is the Clippers' franchise leader ingames played,rebounds, andblocks. He also won agold medal at the2016 Summer Olympics as a member of theU.S. Olympic team.
Jordan attendedEpiscopal High School through his junior year. Jordan averaged 15.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks as a sophomore; and 16.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, and 7.0 blocks as a junior. Jordan transferred toChristian Life Center Academy for his senior year, where he averaged 26.1 points, 15.2 rebounds, and 8.1 blocks per game. He was a third-teamParade All-American, named to the first-team All-Greater Houston squad by theHouston Chronicle and was a two-time all-state selection. At Christian Life Center, Jordan posted a career-high 37 points in a game and also set the school record for most blocks in a game with 20.
Coming out of high school, Jordan was rated as the number-eight overall prospect, the number-two center in the country, and the number-one prep player in Texas byRivals.com. Jordan was recruited by Florida, Florida State, Indiana, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, Kentucky, and others.[2]
In the summer of 2007, Jordan played for Team USA at the 2007 Under-19 World Championships in Serbia. Jordan played only nine minutes per game. The team finished second with an 8–1 record.[3]
Before Jordan arrived atTexas A&M University inCollege Station,Aggies head basketball coachBilly Gillispie left the school to take the head coaching position at Kentucky. Jordan chose to honor his commitment to the university.
Jordan started 21 of 35 games in his freshman season at Texas A&M. He averaged 20 minutes and 1.3 blocks per game. In those games, he shot a team-high of 61.7 percent infield goals, but a team-low of 43.7 percent infree throws. Most of his field goals, however, were within a few feet from the basket.[4] He finished the season averaging 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds.[5] He made theBig 12 All-Rookie Team for his efforts.[6] After the season, he declared for the2008 NBA draft.[7][8]
Prior to the draft, draftexpress.com, a third-party NBA draft website, listed Jordan's strengths and weaknesses. A few strengths include "incredible physical specimen", "defensive potential", "incredible upside", and "freakish athlete". Some weaknesses include "not productive", "poor fundamentals", "mediocre footwork", and "high bust potential".[9] The website also projected him to be picked at No. 16 by thePhiladelphia 76ers.[10] Other mock drafts had him projected to be picked at No. 10 by theNew Jersey Nets or at No. 11 by theIndiana Pacers due to his attractive ability to run the floor.[4]ESPN'sChad Ford had him going to theMemphis Grizzlies at pick No. 28 in the first round.[11][12][13]
Jordan was selected with the 35th overall pick by theLos Angeles Clippers in the2008 NBA draft. Due to injuries among the Clippers low-post players, Jordan was pushed into the starting lineup for the January 19, 2009 game against theMinnesota Timberwolves. In his first game as a starter, he recorded 8 points, 6 blocks and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes of play. In the January 21, 2009 game against theLos Angeles Lakers, he played 43 minutes and recorded a career-high 23 points. This included 10 dunks, which had only been accomplished by two others players (Dwight Howard andShaquille O'Neal) over the past 10 NBA seasons.[14]
On December 11, 2011, Jordan signed an offer sheet with theGolden State Warriors reportedly worth $43 million over four years.[15] However, one day later, the Clippers matched the offer to keep him.[16]
For the2011–12 season, Jordan changed his jersey number from 9 to 6.[17] On December 25, 2011, Jordan recorded a career-high eight blocks against the Golden State Warriors in an opening day 105–86 victory.
During the2012–13 season, Jordan's free-throw percentage dropped from 52.5% to 38.6%, one of his career worsts. However, he led the league in field-goal percentage, shooting 64.3%. This was his first season playing all 82 games.
In 2013, Jordan was selected to Team USA's minicamp in Las Vegas.[18] On November 29, 2013, Jordan recorded a career-high nine blocks in the 104–98 victory against theSacramento Kings. On January 3, 2014, Jordan scored a career-high 25 points in a 119–112 victory against theDallas Mavericks. With 13.6 rebounds per game, he was the league's rebounding leader for the 2013–14 season.
On April 29, 2014, Jordan became the first NBA player with at least 25 points, 18 rebounds, and four blocked shots in a playoff game sinceTim Duncan in 2008.[19]
On February 9, 2015, Jordan recorded 22 points and a career-high 27 rebounds in the 115–98 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[20] On March 13, in a 99–129 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Jordan made his first career three-pointer early in the first quarter.[21] On May 21, Jordan was named to theAll-NBA third team.[22] Jordan became the fifth player in NBA history to average at least 10 points, 15 rebounds, one steal, and two blocks during the regular season. The feat had last been accomplished by Moses Malone during the1982–83 season.[23]
Despite verbally agreeing to sign a four-year, $80 million contract with theDallas Mavericks on July 3, 2015,[24] Jordan began having second thoughts just days later, and on July 8, a number of Clippers personnel flew to Houston for a meeting with Jordan to convince him to back out of his Mavericks deal.[25] Hours later, Jordan officially re-signed with the Clippers on a four-year, $88 million contract.[26][27]
On November 4, 2015, with 13 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors, Jordan became the Clippers' all-time leader in total rebounds, surpassing former ClipperElton Brand (4,710), finishing the game with 4,711 career rebounds.[28] On November 30, he recorded 18 points and a season-high 24 rebounds against thePortland Trail Blazers, but he also missed 22 free throws (12-of-34) to tieWilt Chamberlain's NBA record and set a franchise record with 34 attempts.[29] On January 13, he was sidelined for the team's game against the Miami Heat because of pneumonia, ending the NBA's longest active consecutive games played streak at 360.[30]
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Jordan helped the Clippers record a league-best 7–1 record to start the 2016–17 season. He played his 600th career game on November 9 against the Portland Trail Blazers, joiningRandy Smith (715) andEric Piatkowski (616) as the only players in franchise history to do so.[31] On December 28, he recorded 13 points and a season-high 25 rebounds in a 102–98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[32] On January 14, 2017, he recorded a season-high 24 points and 21 rebounds in a 113–97 win over theLos Angeles Lakers.[33] He surpassed that mark on January 19 with a career-high 29 points in a 104–101 loss to theMinnesota Timberwolves.[34] On January 26, he was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve for the2017 NBA All-Star Game, marking the first All-Star selection of his career.[35] During the All-Star Weekend festivities, Jordan participated in the Slam Dunk Contest, but failed to make it past the first round. He led the NBA in dunks for four consecutive years, between 2013-14 and 2016-17.[36]
In the Clippers' season opener on October 19, 2017, Jordan had 14 points and 24 rebounds in a 108–92 win over theLos Angeles Lakers.[37] On January 4, 2018, he recorded a then season-high 26 points and 17 rebounds in a 127–117 loss to theOklahoma City Thunder.[38] On January 24, 2018, in a 113–102 loss to theBoston Celtics, Jordan tiedRandy Smith (715) for most games played in team history.[39] Two days later, in a 109–100 win over theMemphis Grizzlies, Jordan played his 716th game as a Clipper, surpassing Smith's record.[40] On February 14, 2018, Jordan scored a career-high 30 points to go with 13 rebounds and four steals in a 129–119 win over the Celtics.[41][42][non-primary source needed] On March 9, 2018, he had 20 points and 23 rebounds in a 116–102 win over theCleveland Cavaliers.[43] Jordan averaged 17.1 rebounds in March 2018, just shy of his career high of 17.3 set in March 2015.[44]
On July 6, 2018, Jordan signed a one-year, $22.9 million deal with theDallas Mavericks.[45][46] To begin the season, Jordan had three straight double-doubles, becoming the first Dallas player sincePopeye Jones in 1994 to start a season with three straight.[47] On October 28, he recorded 12 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high nine assists in a 113–104 loss to theUtah Jazz, thus recording his sixth double-double in six games to start the season.[48] On November 7, he had 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 117–102 loss to the Jazz, thus collecting at least 10 rebounds for a franchise record 11th straight game.[49] On November 19, he recorded 17 points and a then season-high 20 rebounds in a 98–88 loss to theMemphis Grizzlies.[50] On December 2, he recorded 16 points and a season-high 23 rebounds in a 114–110 win over theLos Angeles Clippers.[51] On December 16, he tied his season high with 23 rebounds in a 120–113 loss to theSacramento Kings.[52] He had 23 rebounds again on December 22 against theGolden State Warriors.[53]
On January 31, 2019, Jordan was traded to theNew York Knicks along withDennis Smith Jr.,Wesley Matthews and two future first round draft picks in exchange forKristaps Porziņģis,Tim Hardaway Jr.,Trey Burke andCourtney Lee.[54] On March 15, he recorded 11 points, 13 rebounds and matched a career high with nine assists in a 109–83 loss to theSan Antonio Spurs.[55]
On July 6, 2019, theBrooklyn Nets signed Jordan to a reported four-year contract worth $40 million.[56][57] On October 23, he made his debut for the Nets, recording two points, three rebounds, and one assist in 17 minutes of play during a 127–126 overtime loss to theMinnesota Timberwolves.[58] On November 2, he recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 113–109 loss to theDetroit Pistons.[59] On December 21, Jordan logged a season-high 20 rebounds along with 12 points and six assists in a 122–112 win over theAtlanta Hawks.[60] On February 20, 2020, he logged his tenth double-double of the season, grabbing 14 points and 15 rebounds in a 112–104 overtime loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[61] On June 29, 2020, Jordan announced that he had tested positive forCOVID-19 and decided to opt out of playing in the season restart.[62] He finished the2019–20 season with 13 double-doubles, which was his lowest total since the2012–13 season. However, he led the Nets in both field goal percentage and rebounds per game.[63]
Jordan made his season debut for the Nets on December 22, 2020, where he logged four points, 11 rebounds, and one assist in a 125–99 win over theGolden State Warriors.[64] On January 18, 2021, he recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds in a 125–123 win over theMilwaukee Bucks.[65] On March 13, he scored a season-high 14 points along with nine rebounds and one block in a 100–95 win over theDetroit Pistons.[66] On April 14, Jordan recorded a season-high 14 rebounds in a 117–123 loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[67] He did not play in the Nets' final 16 games of the season, and he did not appear at all in the playoffs.[68] Jordan finished the season with only 6 double-doubles, which was his second-lowest season total, only behind his rookie season in2008–09.
CenterLaMarcus Aldridge retired in April 2021, but was medically cleared in September to keep playing, making a return to the Nets for Jordan unlikely. The team re-signed Aldridge on September 3.[69]
On September 3, 2021, Jordan was traded to theDetroit Pistons in exchange forSekou Doumbouya andJahlil Okafor,[70] and he reached a buyout agreement with the team four days later.[71] On September 9, Jordan signed with theLos Angeles Lakers.[72] On March 1, 2022, he was waived by the Lakers.[73]
On March 3, 2022, Jordan signed with thePhiladelphia 76ers, reuniting with former Clippers coachDoc Rivers and former Nets teammateJames Harden.[74]
On July 12, 2022, Jordan signed with theDenver Nuggets.[75] On November 22, Jordan grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds during a 98–97 win over theDallas Mavericks.[76] The Nuggets defeated theMiami Heat in theNBA Finals in five games en route to his first NBA championship and the Nuggets’ first NBA championship in franchise history.[77]
On July 21, 2023, Jordan re-signed with theDenver Nuggets.[78] On November 27, Jordan had a season high in points, rebounds, and assists, scoring 21, 13, and 5 respectively. This performance helped lead the injured Nuggets to a 113–104 win over his former team theLos Angeles Clippers alongside a fellow former Clipper having a breakout game,Reggie Jackson.[79]
On July 24, 2024, Jordan re-signed with the Nuggets.[80]
On October 24, 2025, Jordan signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with theNew Orleans Pelicans.[81]
Jordan is a Christian. Jordan prays frequently and has spoken about his faith saying, "I know my relationship with Christ, and I know what he has done for me, and that is what I live on."[82] Jordan has a tattoo of Matthew 5:4–5 on his chest,[83] a Christian cross on his left arm,[84] theSerenity Prayer and his own message saying "I thank God for the gift that he has given me. I will honor, sacrifice, and dedicate myself to my talent. I know where I have come from but I know where I am going" on his right arm,[85][86] and Philippians 4:13 with praying hands and "G.W.O.M" (God Watch Over Me) on his stomach.[87]
Jordan isvegan for environmental reasons. He has hosted a vegan cooking show calledCooking Clean.[88]
His younger brother, Avery Jordan, was a professionalfootball player in theCanadian Football League.[89]
Jordan is a strong rebounder, averaging 10.2 rebounds per game in his career and leading the league in two seasons. He is also an excellent post-defender who averages 1.5 blocks per game for his career.[90] Jordan's defensive play has even been compared to the defensive play ofBill Russell, aHall of Fame center who is considered by many to be one of the greatest defenders and players of all time.[91] On offense, he heavily relies on put-backs and alley-oops to score. He has led the league in field goal percentage in five seasons.[92] However, he is a poor free throw shooter, making just 47.5% of his shots at the line, leading to opponents exploiting this weakness by intentionally fouling him with theHack-a-Shaq strategy.[93] Jordan is considered one of the more durable players in the NBA, having played in 360 straight games at one point.[30][94]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship | * | Led the league | ‡ | NBA record |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | L.A. Clippers | 53 | 13 | 14.6 | .633 | — | .385 | 4.5 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 2009–10 | L.A. Clippers | 70 | 12 | 16.2 | .605 | .000 | .375 | 5.0 | .3 | .2 | .9 | 4.8 |
| 2010–11 | L.A. Clippers | 80 | 66 | 25.6 | .686 | .000 | .452 | 7.2 | .5 | .5 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| 2011–12 | L.A. Clippers | 66* | 66* | 27.2 | .632 | .000 | .525 | 8.3 | .3 | .5 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| 2012–13 | L.A. Clippers | 82* | 82* | 24.5 | .643* | — | .386 | 7.2 | .3 | .6 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| 2013–14 | L.A. Clippers | 82 | 82* | 35.0 | .676* | — | .428 | 13.6* | .9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.4 |
| 2014–15 | L.A. Clippers | 82 | 82* | 34.4 | .710* | .250 | .397 | 15.0* | .7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| 2015–16 | L.A. Clippers | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | .703* | .000 | .430 | 13.8 | 1.2 | .7 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 2016–17 | L.A. Clippers | 81 | 81 | 31.7 | .714* | .000 | .430 | 13.8 | 1.2 | .6 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 77 | 77 | 31.5 | .645 | — | .580 | 15.2 | 1.5 | .5 | .9 | 12.0 |
| 2018–19 | Dallas | 50 | 50 | 31.1 | .644 | — | .682 | 13.7 | 2.0 | .7 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| New York | 19 | 19 | 26.0 | .634 | — | .773 | 11.4 | 3.0 | .5 | 1.1 | 10.9 | |
| 2019–20 | Brooklyn | 56 | 6 | 22.0 | .666 | — | .680 | 10.0 | 1.9 | .3 | .9 | 8.3 |
| 2020–21 | Brooklyn | 57 | 43 | 21.9 | .763 | .000 | .500 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 2021–22 | L.A. Lakers | 32 | 19 | 12.8 | .674 | — | .462 | 5.4 | .4 | .3 | .8 | 4.1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 13.4 | .593 | — | .714 | 5.8 | .5 | .1 | .6 | 4.6 | |
| 2022–23† | Denver | 39 | 8 | 15.0 | .765 | 1.000 | .458 | 5.2 | .9 | .3 | .6 | 5.1 |
| 2023–24 | Denver | 36 | 2 | 11.0 | .624 | — | .491 | 4.4 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 3.9 |
| 2024–25 | Denver | 56 | 5 | 12.3 | .650 | — | .422 | 5.1 | .9 | .3 | .5 | 3.7 |
| Career | 1,111 | 791 | 25.1 | .674‡ | .154 | .475 | 9.7 | .9 | .5 | 1.4 | 8.5 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | .600 | .000 | — | 3.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | L.A. Clippers | 11 | 11 | 22.7 | .525 | — | .333 | 5.3 | .4 | .6 | 1.6 | 4.5 |
| 2013 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 6 | 24.1 | .455 | — | .222 | 6.3 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | L.A. Clippers | 13 | 13 | 34.0 | .730 | — | .434 | 12.5 | .8 | .9 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | L.A. Clippers | 14 | 14 | 34.5 | .716 | — | .427 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 13.1 |
| 2016 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 6 | 33.1 | .632 | — | .373 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | L.A. Clippers | 7 | 7 | 37.8 | .705 | .000 | .393 | 14.4 | .7 | .4 | .9 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 10.2 | 1.000 | — | — | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | .7 | 3.3 |
| 2023† | Denver | 4 | 0 | 3.4 | .667 | — | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | Denver | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .500 | — | 1.000 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .5 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | Denver | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.000 | — | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .9 |
| Career | 73 | 59 | 25.7 | .670‡ | .000 | .404 | 9.2 | .7 | .6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Texas A&M | 35 | 21 | 20.1 | .617 | – | .437 | 6.0 | .4 | .2 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
