DeAndre Jordan

DeAndre Jordan is one of those players you just can't ignore — literally. Standing 6'11" and built like a small building, the Houston-bred big man carved out a long, legitimate NBA career doing things most people can't even dream of. He was one of the most dominant rebounders and shot-blockers of his generation, spending his prime years with the Los Angeles Clippers alongside Chris Paul and Blake Griffin in that era of Lob City basketball, where watching him finish alley-oops felt like witnessing something almost unfair. His free-throw shooting was famously, almost endearingly terrible, which somehow made him more relatable. But the guy competed at the highest level for well over a decade across multiple teams, and that kind of staying power in the NBA earns real respect from me.

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Name (English)

DeAndre Jordan

Name (Japanese)

デアンドレ・ジョーダン

Reading

であんどれ・じょーだん

Born

July 21, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Height

211 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Episcopal High School

University

Texas A&M University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deandre/
• Xhttps://x.com/DeAndre
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAndre%20Jordan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60478

Tags

• Texas
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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