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When Will DeAndre Jordan Officially Join the Sixers?

On Thursday evening, former Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan officially cleared waivers. As expected, the Philadelphia 76ers swooped up the veteran. A

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When Will DeAndre Jordan Officially Join the Sixers?
When Will DeAndre Jordan Officially Join the Sixers? /

On Thursday evening, former Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan officially cleared waivers. As expected, the Philadelphia 76ers swooped up the veteran.

A few hours after Jordan became a free agent officially, the Sixers announced the signing of Jordan. While the terms of his new deal in Philadelphia were not disclosed as it is against team policy, Jordan will be with the Sixers for the remainder of the 2021-2022 NBA season.

Now, the question is: When will Jordan officially join the Sixers?

Philadelphia is set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. It marks the first game since the Jordan acquisition. As expected, Jordan will not be on the court with the 76ers when they face Cleveland.

According to the Sixers' injury report, Jordan is listed as "not with the team." According to Ky Carlin of USA Today's Sixers Wire, Jordan is expected to join the 76ers when they are on the road against the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Whether he will suit up and play in Saturday's game or not is currently unclear.

With Jordan out on Friday, and Willie Cauley-Stein released from his ten-day deal early, the 76ers recalled the rookie center Charles Bassey from the team's G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. 

Since Jordan is out and Cauley-Stein is no longer with the organization, the Sixers will have to choose between Bassey, Paul Millsap, and Paul Reed to play backup for Joel Embiid on Friday night. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers could either select one from the three to utilize or roll with a committee of bigs temporarily.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_. 

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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