Report: DeAndre Jordan will sign with the Lakers! Does he Make Sense?

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🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Another day, another high profile free agent of a certain age signing a minimum deal by the Lakers. This time it's DeAndre Jordan, recently traded this offseason by the Nets to the Pistons, who in turn waived the veteran center. it didn't take long before reports started linking Jordan to the Lakers. But while Jordan is a former All-Star and a notable name, his best seasons are pretty far removed, and he's coming off a terrible season in Brooklyn, which culminated in a DNP-EntirePostseason. How much does Jordan have left in the tank? Offensively? Defensively? How good of a player is he at this stage? In the meantime, what does Jordan's arrival signal for Marc Gasol? It's been recently reported that his return to the Lakers isn't a given, despite being under guaranteed contract. Are the Lakers planning to keep him? Trade him? Waive him? Is Jordan a better fit than Gasol? Will El Spaniard 2.0's skillset be missed if he's gone? (Or just buried in the rotation?) And finally, there are now a lot of established vets on the Lakers' roster. Not all of them can reasonably expect regular minutes. How will this play out for Frank Vogel? Is a tense locker room inevitable? Hosts: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Does Jordan make sense for the Lakers? How good is he anymore? SEGMENT 2: More on Jordan. Is he an upgrade or downgrade from Gasol? SEGMENT 3: Someone's gonna get squeezed in the rotation. Is this a brewing problem? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! SweatBlock Get it today for 20% off at SweatBlock.com with promo code LockedOn, or at Amazon and CVS. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. StatHero StatHero, the FIRST Ever Daily Fantasy Sportsbook that gives the PLAYER the ADVANTAGE. Go to StatHero.com/LockedOn for 300% back on your first play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:08.2	Hey everybody, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Tuesday, Brian Kemenetski, Andy Kemenetski,
0:15.3	lots to talk about today, including Deandre Jordan, who is the newest, newest Laker.
0:21.2	We'll break down what he brings to the team and all the questions that his presence raises,
0:26.0	some of which have to do with him and many of which don't.
0:28.8	What's to do and we'll do it all on today's Lockdown Lakers.
0:34.8	You are Lockdown Lakers, your daily Los Angeles Lakers Podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast
0:43.3	Network, your team every day.
0:51.8	Want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by Rock Auto Amazing Selection,
0:55.1	reliably low prices.
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1:01.3	you.
1:02.3	All right, so Friday, Andy, the news broke, it's not terribly unexpected at this point that
1:08.2	Deandre Jordan, who had been traded to Detroit, was being bought out by Detroit and would
1:12.4	sign a one year veterans minimum deal with the Lakers.
1:15.6	Well, at this stage of the game, anybody that gets bought out, who's been in the league
1:20.8	for, you know, minimum seven years, the expectation and feels like, frankly, the reality is they're
1:26.6	going to end up a Laker.
1:28.0	It wouldn't surprise me if the Lakers end up being gifted three or four extra roster spots
1:32.8	just to take people in.
1:34.5	They're almost like their own refugee program.
1:36.8	The Lakers and the Nets can't do it all, like ironically, the team that, yeah, I mean,
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