Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Height
- 211 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- High school
- Episcopal High School
- University
- Texas A&M University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was DeAndre Jordan born?
Born July 21, 1988 (age 38).
Where is DeAndre Jordan from?
DeAndre Jordan is from Houston, Texas, United States.
What does DeAndre Jordan do?
DeAndre Jordan works as basketball player.
How tall is DeAndre Jordan?
DeAndre Jordan is 211 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.