He is a Texas native, but we’ll see if this is just Jordan’s representatives trying to boost his stock.
According to Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com, DeAndre Jordan has made it clear through back channels that he will be extremely interested in coming home to play for the Dallas Mavericks, according to sources.
Speaking of which, the Mavs certainly plan to make a strong effort to sign Portland’s All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, a Dallas native expected to explore his options in free agency. How exactly Aldridge would fit with the Mavs isn’t so clear.
Could the Mavs add Aldridge and re-sign Tyson Chandler with Nowitzki sliding into a sixth man role? That’d be an awfully tight squeeze under the cap and force Dallas to fill the backcourt in thrifty fashion. Would Aldridge be willing to play center next to Nowitzki? Would that be a defensive disaster?
Another potential prize summer target for the Mavs: Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, who multiple sources say has made it clear through back channels that he will be extremely interested in coming to Dallas. Signing the 26-year-old Jordan, a dominant physical force who led the league in rebounding and field-goal percentage this season, would mean letting the 32-year-old Chandler leave again after another one-season stint with the Mavs.
“That’s up to management and what they decide to do,” Chandler said of his possible future in Dallas as he enters free agency, adding that his preference would be to return to the Mavs.
