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The New Orleans Pelicans made an easy choice on Tuesday as they brought back veteran center DeAndre Jordan for what is going to be his 19th season in the NBA.
Jordan spent his first year on the Pelicans last year as a veteran. He averaged 4.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists last season while shooting 65.6% from the field and 64.7% on his free throws.
It is fun to see Jordan out on the court and he was actually very useful in a few situations, but he likely won't be an everyday player and mostly a bench presence. Still, in signing him, they had to pay him at least the minimum.
Shamit Dua of In the NO reported on Tuesday that New Orleans did just that. Jordan's deal is a fully guaranteed league minimum of $3.63 (given that he has well over 10 years of experience). It's what they paid him last season, and Joe Dumars clearly thought they got their money's worth.
That's not very much, but every penny counts at this point for the Pelicans. They didn't have much money to work with to start, but now they are even more strapped for cash. Here is what Pelicans Roundtable believes to be the remaining money that New Orleans has to spend after the signing:
Staying under the luxury tax: around $9.1 million
Staying under the first apron: around $10.4 million
Staying under the second apron: around $23.4 million
Losing that $3.63 million took a lot. They have a little more wiggle room if Gayle Benson is willing to dip into the luxury tax, which would be a big testament to this front office that they can do whatever it takes to win.
No matter what, though, if they want to find another impactful player for next year's roster, they'll probably need to actually pull off one of these trades they have been trying to make of players like Jordan Poole and Jordan Hawkins, who combine for $41 million next year. Even moving off Hawkins' $7 million would be a huge help. The problem is that people will have to want them, and those are two struggling talents.
Mitchell Robinson, for example, is the type of player that they would certainly not be able to compete to sign without shedding some salary. It'll be interesting to see what avenue the front office chooses for the rest of this offseason.
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Jordan spent his first year on the Pelicans last year as a veteran. He averaged 4.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists last season while shooting 65.6% from the field and 64.7% on his free throws.
It is fun to see Jordan out on the court and he was actually very useful in a few situations, but he likely won't be an everyday player and mostly a bench presence. Still, in signing him, they had to pay him at least the minimum.
Shamit Dua of In the NO reported on Tuesday that New Orleans did just that. Jordan's deal is a fully guaranteed league minimum of $3.63 (given that he has well over 10 years of experience). It's what they paid him last season, and Joe Dumars clearly thought they got their money's worth.
That's not very much, but every penny counts at this point for the Pelicans. They didn't have much money to work with to start, but now they are even more strapped for cash. Here is what Pelicans Roundtable believes to be the remaining money that New Orleans has to spend after the signing:
Staying under the luxury tax: around $9.1 million
Staying under the first apron: around $10.4 million
Staying under the second apron: around $23.4 million
Losing that $3.63 million took a lot. They have a little more wiggle room if Gayle Benson is willing to dip into the luxury tax, which would be a big testament to this front office that they can do whatever it takes to win.
No matter what, though, if they want to find another impactful player for next year's roster, they'll probably need to actually pull off one of these trades they have been trying to make of players like Jordan Poole and Jordan Hawkins, who combine for $41 million next year. Even moving off Hawkins' $7 million would be a huge help. The problem is that people will have to want them, and those are two struggling talents.
Mitchell Robinson, for example, is the type of player that they would certainly not be able to compete to sign without shedding some salary. It'll be interesting to see what avenue the front office chooses for the rest of this offseason.
Continue reading...
