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Jim Eichenhofer: DeAndre Jordan on one factor that led to #Pelicans not being able to close Saturday's game at Denver, after leading by 19 points entering fourth quarter: "We had too many lapses where we played the score and not the game."
Karl-Anthony Towns: "I would say the person that's toughest is probably going to be like DeMarcus Cousins or Steven Adams. I've probably in my life ever had to tag the roller. During defense, you're on the other side and you come over to tag the roller to hold him up so he doesn't DeAndre Jordan, alley-oop dunk, Blake Griffin, alley-oop dunk like that, Mitchell Robinson, alley-oop dunk. You try to slow down the roller so it makes it easier to deal with the pick and roll, the player, two offensive players and the two defensive players. It makes it easier and gives them more time to figure out the situation with the PNR."
According to Spotrac’s contract rankings, which include deals announced but not yet finalized, the $3,876,529 James will take home next season is the 292nd-ranked payday in the NBA. That means that the global celebrity who leveraged his fame into billionaire status will earn the exact same amount as, say, DeAndre Jordan, a third-string center who appeared in 12 games all of last season.
Tim MacMahon: "The New Orleans Pelicans giving DeAndre Jordan a fully guaranteed two-year minimum, which, listen, you want DeAndre Jordan to be your vet mentor for the next two years, cool. The problem is when you give him a fully guaranteed two-year minimum, you do not get the savings that come with giving a guy a minimum. So basically, you just burn three million dollars over two years. If it is a one plus a team option, you get the savings. Certainly a one-year deal."
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Sources with knowledge of New Orleans’ thinking say that the Pelicans re-signed DeAndre Jordan to a two-year deal rather than a mere one-year minimum contract because they were convinced that Jordan had one-year interest elsewhere that he was prepared to accept and did not want to lose the 37-year-old's locker room influence.
Jake Fischer: DeAndre Jordan’s agreement to return to New Orleans is for two years, $7.9 million, sources say, with both seasons fully guaranteed.
Shamit Dua: Per league sources, DeAndre Jordan's deal with the Pelicans is a fully guaranteed minimum
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Karlo Matkovic: ‘The role of a veteran is very important, and DeAndre Jordan really helped me a lot this year. It helps to have a team like that where someone doesn't just come to me and say 'Cheers' and then ignore me. He learned from Jokić, he learned from Dončić. (…) He really turned out to be an 'extra' veteran. I go with him after games; he calls me, we joke around, it's great. But you can also see how he maintains his body—it’s unreal.’
Blake Griffin on DeAndre Jordan: “Dude, he’s like — I mean, you see him now as a vet, and it’s easier for vets to do that, but he was that for us when he was second, third, fourth year in the league. He’s a connector of people. And not to mention, he’s just an absolute freak athlete. I watched him physically punk a lot of centers, and he just never gets hurt. He’s a monster. But off the court, he’s one of those people that brings people together. You know what I mean? He keeps everything light. He has incredible empathy and EQ. His emotional awareness is off the charts, where he sees somebody maybe not having their best day or best game, and he’ll go put his arm around them because he’s built that relationship with each guy on the team.
NBA Communications: New Orleans Pelicans center DeAndre Jordan has been named the 2025-26 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year. Presented annually since 2012-13, the award recognizes the player deemed the league’s best teammate, based on selfless play, leadership and commitment to the team.