Recently, DeAndre Jordan went to test free agency, since he was sick of being LA's third wheel. He wanted to become a star and was feeling like he couldn't do so in Chris Paul and Blake Griffin's shadow. He gets and offer from Dallas, who'll give him a stunning 21 million dollars a year for four seasons. The Clippers Match that, but DeAndre announces he will join The Mavericks. Minutes before signing, he backs out and goes back to LA to continue playing with the Clippers. Since then, he hasn't said a word to their owner, Mark Cuban, or the Mavericks small forward and personal friend, Chandler Parsons.
If you know who Mark Cuban is, you know this will not sit well. Mark gets down to business with Dallas. He is a marketing genius, and seems to always win players and sign big guys. When someone steps out of line, he doesn't let it happen. Once Mark heard the news, and gave his opinions in a harsh way.
"What he did was disrespectful, dishonest, and very unprofessional," Cuban said, "having a change of heart is okay, but when you back out on your word and then not even tell me, your being dishonest and unprofessional."
Both of these men are very talented at what they do. DeAndre Jordan is a premiere bigmen who brings a ton to the table. Mark Cuban is one of the best owners in the game,as he has won an NBA championship. But both are being immature and unprofessional, but in my mind Jordan is the bad guy in this situation. Although Mark was harsh in that press conference, he only said exactly what had happened. DeAndre backs out on a promise he made with him, then didn't talk to him for over a week. Now Mark is in a place where he can't go after another center, so he ends up with an unfinished team. If Jordan were to have expressed his feelings earlier, Mark probably wouldn't be so mad. Plus, Jordan went on and on about how he wants to be the center of attention. He could've been that guy with Dallas. But instead he passes that up for a replica contract with a team that he'll be the 3 or even 4 guy in the rotation. He needs to show some professionalism and learn to stay away from drama. Mark did play a part, but Jordan started the fire.
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