Look, I've seen some weird things in NBA free agency. I've seen the Raptors sign Landry Fields to a three-year deal to keep the Knicks from getting Steve Nash who went to the Lakers. I've seen the Knicks reportedly literally hide from the Rockets trying to deliver their offer sheet for Jeremy Lin. I've read reports of a Knicks power point presentation to LeBron James.
This DeAndre Jordan situation where he's considering returning to the Clippers and throwing away his agreement with the Mavericks beats them all. We've hit an even weirder point. After meeting with the Clippers this afternoon, LA feels they have Jordan back in the fold, which is crazy enough.
Now ESPN reports that in order to make sure the Mavericks don't talk him out of it... they're literally staying at his house.
Clippers believe DJ is returning to LA but I'm told they are staying at his house until he can sign at midnight.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 9, 2015
That makes it sound like a slumber party! Chris Paul's going to braid Blake Griffin's hair, they're going to make smores and Doc Rivers is going to tell ghost stories! But Marc Stein has a more ominous message:
In story with @ramonashelburne we also report Mavs now fear they won't now get audience with Jordan as Clips have essentially surrounded him
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 9, 2015
See, that sounds less like a slumber party and more like a hostage situation. Mark Cuban's going to have to hire an extraction team to get his free agency center out of his house to try and talk him out of going back to the team he's been with and go ahead with the deal he had agreed to several days ago.
There are great NBA stories. There are amazing NBA stories. And there's whatever this thing is.
Update: Blake Griffin tweeted this, which is just pure gold.
Don't agree with the furniture layout but I'm not an interior designer. pic.twitter.com/23PNgQB88z
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32) July 9, 2015
