When NBA teams, including the Knicks, began scraping high-priced veterans off of their rosters in the moments after the trade deadline it might not have been a surprise to see DeAndre Jordan’s name added to the list.
In the final year of his contract which pays him $22 million this season, the highly regarded big man with a resumé stocked with honors — rebounding titles, All-NBA and All-Defensive team spots and the highest effective field-goal percentage in NBA history — could have negotiated a parting and spent his final two months of the season with a playoff contender.