DeAndre Jordan’s role, to put it mildly, has changed in recent weeks. The starter for most of the season, DJ has now had four straight DNP-CDs and 12 straight games without any fourth quarter mines. With Kevin Durant back and healthy, Blake Griffin and new starter LaMarcus Aldridge signed, and Nic Claxton’s development exploding, he’s out of the picture. Look at it this way: rookie Reggie Perry has played 13 minutes in the last four games DJ hasn’t played at all.
Still, Brian Lewis reports that there is no talk of buying him out before tonight’s 11:59 p.