Entering the 2019-20 season, DeAndre Jordan had not come off the bench in nine seasons.
Joining the Brooklyn Nets was a huge adjustment for the 31-year-old, who expressed his ‘daily’ struggles with his reality to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.
“I battle with it daily. But I knew at some point in my career, at some point I was going to have to come off the bench,” Jordan said. “I didn’t think it was going to be now. I still don’t think it’s now. But this is the hand I was dealt. I could be an a–hole, but then if Jarrett isn’t playing well, then our team is not playing well.