LA Clippers are DeAndre Jordan’s team and here’s why

The Clippers are DeAndre’s team just as much as they are Chris’ or Blake’s

The LA Clippers will never ever, absolutely ever find someone like DeAndre Jordan. Imagine if he actually did sign with Dallas. The Clippers would’ve been lost without him. No one else in the league knows the system and the players in L.A. as well as Jordan does, not to mention how much losing his interior defense would have hurt. A new starting center would have set the team back at least a year, which here in Clipperland is more than one would think.

Okay, so what? This is DeAndre’s team. What does it mean moving forward? How can this help the Clippers?

It means that he needs to be confident in his role on this team. That starts with him knowing who he is and what he’s capable of, and him being okay with what that is. It also starts with him knowing where else he can contribute. He may not be the floor general that Chris is or the “muscle” of the team like Blake is, but there are other things he can bring to the table.

For example, one thing DeAndre has recently began doing this season is being more of a vocal leader on the court. This season’s mantra is #ItTakesEverything, and that includes things that may seem less important like that.

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It’s hard to look ahead to the LA Clippers’ future without hope when DeAndre is a leader of the team. It’s time to have faith in our Big Hero 6.