The Brooklyn Nets have traded DeAndre Jordan, four second-round picks and $5.78 million to the Detroit Pistons for Jhalil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya.
Th former NBA All-Star is expected to be bought out by the Pistons.
ESPN Sources: Brooklyn is trading C DeAndre Jordan, four future-second round picks and $5.78M to Detroit for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. Pistons plan to work through a buyout on two-years, $20M owed Jordan; Nets will save $47M in salary and tax on deal.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021
Jordan spent his last two seasons with the Nets. Last season, he averaged 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 22 minutes per game. The former NBA All-Star saw his minutes diminished after the first half of the season with the resurgence of Nets young center Nicolas Claxton and the addition of Blake Griffin to the team.
Doumbouya was the 15th pick of the Pistons in the 2019 NBA Draft. The 6’8 big man averaged 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds last season. Okafor meanwhile, saw limited actions of the bench averaging 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds for the Pistons. Okafor will be back with the Nets this season. He played for the team in 2017-2018 NBA season.
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