My Take
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.
Overview
Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. (born July 21, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Jordan was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick.
1. Profile
- 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 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 211 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Episcopal High School
- University
- Texas A&M University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.