But what about when he nearly left the team to play for Dallas?
Jordan had every right to want to go to the Dallas Mavericks. He’s far too often taken for granted. When someone is around all the time and does their job consistently, you tend to forget about them. When Jordan initially decided to go to Dallas he was in search for change in the form of a larger role.
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I still remember how heartbroken I was that day. What could any other team have that we don’t have? Why would he leave us for another team, Dallas of all places, when he already has so much here? (I was so discouraged and distraught, but thankfully it didn’t have to last for long.) It wasn’t until a week or two ago when I finally realized why DeAndre could’ve wanted such a change.
After sitting through those cringe-worthy games when both Blake and Chris were out with injuries, its understandable why Jordan may feel insecure, especially on offense. Without Blake’s versatility and CP3’s overall point-godness, DeAndre was sort of exposed on the offensive end. It’s also understandable why he may get frustrated with injuries around him, when he’s virtually never injured and has played in 93 percent of his games (631 games out of 679) over the span of his 9 year career, and has even went four straight seasons without missing a game.
Maybe he felt like he was at a dead end in L.A. and that he should reinvent himself somewhere else if he wanted real success. But then again, the Clippers had just come off of a few really weird losses to the Houston Rockets and that wound was still painfully raw.