DeAndre Jordan

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Sources - Philadelphia 76ers emerging as front-runners to bring on ... (ESPN)

The 76ers are emerging as front-runners to acquire center DeAndre Jordan either as a waiver claim or free-agent signing, sources told ESPN on Monday.

The Sixers have an open roster spot to take on Jordan, who started 19 games this season before dropping out of Los Angeles' rotation. The Lakers, meanwhile, signed point guard D.J. Augustin with their open roster spot on Tuesday. The Philadelphia 76ers are emerging as front-runners to acquire center DeAndre Jordan either as a waiver claim or a free-agent signing, sources told ESPN on Monday.

Woj: Sixers' Will be 'Aggressive in Pursuit' of Veteran Center (973espn.com)

As the Sixers look to put the final pieces of their playoff roster together, they are still looking to add a big man behind Joel Embiid.

The 33-year old averaged 14.1 boards from 2013-14 - 2018-19. One name they are expected to pursue is veteran center DeAndre Jordan, who is expected to be waived by the Los Angles Lakers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. As the Sixers look to put the final pieces of their playoff roster together, they are still looking to add a big man behind Joel Embiid.

Should the Atlanta Hawks make a play to get DeAndre Jordan (Soaring Down South)

The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving DeAndre Jordan according to Woj of ESPN. He has also reported that the Philadelphia 76ers are keen to pursue the veteran ...

Adding a veteran like Jordan at this time of the year would suggest that they would play him and this will not be good for Okongwu’s development. To add Jordan to this mix would be adding more of the same. Secondly, the Hawks are seeing Okongwu developing so quickly.

Los Angeles Lakers sign D.J. Augustin, request waiver on DeAndre ... (NBA.com)

In related moves, the Lakers are signing Wenyen Gabriel to a two-way contract and planning to waive Sekou Doumbouya.

He has appeared in 58 career NBA games (one start) for the Clippers, Nets, Pelicans, Trail Blazers and Kings, averaging 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.0 minutes. Augustin appeared in 34 games (two starts) for Houston this season, averaging 5.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 15.0 minutes per game. In 955 career games (334 starts) for Charlotte, Indiana, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Oklahoma City, Denver, Orlando, Milwaukee and Houston, Augustin has averaged 9.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Lakers Plan to Waive DeAndre Jordan Amid Flurry of Moves (Sports Illustrated)

The Lakers reportedly made a few moves on Monday, and part of that included removing DeAndre Jordan from their roster.

But he will more than likely find a job somewhere else around the NBA when the move is official. The Lakers made a couple of moves to try and help their bench depth on Monday afternoon. Jordan played in 32 games for the Lakers this year and put up very mediocre numbers.

Report: 76ers eyeing former All-Star C DeAndre Jordan (Basketnews.com)

The Philadelphia 76ers are close to acquiring former All-Star center DeAndre Jordan, ESPN reported. Jordan, 33, could join the team either as a free agent .

The two-time NBA season rebounding leader owns career averages of 9.2 points and 10.4 rebounds in 964 games (775 starts) with the Los Angeles Clippers (2008-18), Dallas Mavericks (2018-19), New York Knicks (2019), Brooklyn Nets (2019-21) and Lakers. Jordan averaged 4.1 points and 5.4 rebounds in 32 games (19 starts) this season for the Lakers, his fifth NBA team, and his 14th NBA campaign.

Lakers cut DeAndre Jordan after going viral for all the wrong reasons (New York Post)

While the pass certainly could not have helped, the motivation to cut Jordan was based on clearing space to sign veteran free agent guard D.J. Augustin, ...

The 27–33 Lakers are currently ninth in the Western Conference with 22 regular season games remaining. The 6-foot-9 forward, who turns 25 this month, has had stints with the Kings, Blazers, Pelicans, Nets and Clippers. The Kentucky product went undrafted in 2018. According to The Athletic, the Lakers plan to sign free agent Wenyen Gabriel to a two-way contract. The struggling Lakers are seemingly scrambling to make moves after they remained quiet ahead of the trade deadline. While the pass certainly could not have helped, the motivation to cut Jordan was based on clearing space to sign veteran free agent guard D.J. Augustin, according to multiple reports. The Lakers have at least drawn the line when it comes to cringe-worthy plays.