Nets trade DeAndre Jordan to Detroit, bring back LaMarcus Aldridge

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY SportsBrooklyn sends a big man to the Motor City to make room for another.

Heading into Labor Day weekend Sean Marks and the Nets decided to enter the holiday weekend with a bang.

Just 24 hours after reportedly reaching a deal with Paul Millsap, the Nets are reportedly trading DeAndre Jordan to the Detroit Pistons to make room for LaMarcus Aldridge to return to the club.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Brooklyn is sending DeAndre Jordan to the Pistons with four second-round picks and $5.78 million in exchange for center Jahlil Okafor and forward Sekou Doumbouya. Only two of the second-round pick involved in the deal originally belonged to the Nets (2022, 2027).

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