Ever since the Brooklyn Nets signed DeAndre Jordan last year, people around theNBA started wondering whether they were going to trade away Jarrett Allen or if Jordan was going to serve as his mentor.
Fast-forward to today and both are having a bit of a timeshare at the center position, but the rumors claim that Jordan wasnāt happy with his role as a reserve last season and thatās the reason why heās the starter right now.
Itās not a secret that the reason why DeAndre Jordan signed with the Nets in the first place is that heās close friends with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. In fact, they even took a paycut to be able to lure him in.
Steve Nash Knows There Could Be Drama Between DeAndre Jordan And Jarrett Allen
And, considering that Irving and Durantās opinions have a lot of weight in the locker room ā like it happened with Kenny Atkinsonās firing ā new coach Steve Nash knows that he must find a way for both to coexist:
āA bit of everything. He definitely has that relationship with Ky and Kevin. He has that experience as the older player. Caris (LeVert) and JA also have good chemistry. So, itās a bit of everything. Itās just not something Iām belaboring. Jarrettās going to play a lot. I love him on the floor. I want to be very careful not to make it like a mini-drama because itās not,ā Nash told The New York Post.
āThey both play. JA has been outstanding and will play plenty, if not the bulk of the minutes, but for right now, heās just playing those minutes from the second unit. He closed the game against Atlanta (on Wednesday). I just donāt want it to become some sort of thing where weāre pitting our own guys against each other because I think the group has got a pretty good vibe right now,ā he concluded.
Jarrett Allen is younger and has a higher upside than DeAndre Jordan right now. Also, heās making the most of his minutes right now with averages of 9.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game on 63% shooting and 22.9 minutes per game.
DeAndre Jordan, on the other hand, is averaging roughly 4.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 19.0 minutesper game and has looked far from the top-notch rim protector he was in his prime.





