The Brooklyn Nets are trading center DeAndre Jordan, four second-round picks and $5.78 million to the Detroit Pistons for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya, sources told ESPN on Friday.
The Pistons plan to work on a buyout for Jordan, sources said. An All-Star in 2017, Jordan has two years and $20 million left on the four-year, $40 million contract he signed in June 2019.
If Jordan reaches free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers will be a serious contender to sign him, sources said.
The trade allows the Nets to save $47 million in salary and luxury tax. They will send the Pistons their 2022 and 2027 second-round picks along with a 2024 second-rounder via the Washington Wizards and a 2025 second-rounder via the Golden State Warriors, sources said.
The Nets are also bringing back LaMarcus Aldridge after he was cleared of the heart concerns that led him to retire in April. They plan to waive forward Alize Johnson, sources said.
Jordan was part of the Nets’ free-agent class in 2019 that included Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Initially, Jordan alternated starting at center with Jarrett Allen, who was eventually traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the four-team deal that landed the Nets All-NBA guard James Harden. Once the Nets acquired Blake Griffin, Jordan’s role diminished.
The 33-year-old Jordan averaged 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in 57 games last season in Brooklyn.
Okafor, 25, averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 27 games last season, missing more than two months after undergoing left knee surgery. Doumbouya, 20, averaged 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 56 games.
ESPN’s Malika Andrews contributed to this report.
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