Jordan signing is official: He’s a Laker

DeAndre Jordan is back in Los Angeles, and this time he’ll be chasing a championship from the Staples Center locker room that has a few more trophies in it.

The longtime Clippers center signed with the Lakers on Thursday, filling their penultimate roster spot as the 10th 30-something player on the 17-time NBA champions’ remarkably experienced roster.

Jordan is a 13-year NBA veteran who spent his first 10 seasons down the Staples hallway with the Clippers before spending the past three years in Dallas, New York and Brooklyn. He led the league in field-goal percentage five times and won two rebounding titles during his decade with the Clippers, who reversed the franchise’s image as longtime losers on the Lob City teams with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

Jordan is joining the Lakers after his career stalled with the Nets. After averaging just 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for Brooklyn last season in 21.9 minutes per game — all his lowest totals since 2013 — Jordan was traded this month to the Detroit Pistons, who bought out the remaining two years and $20 million on his contract.

Jordan moved quickly to join the gathering of decorated NBA players suiting up next season with the Lakers, who believe they can contend for the franchise’s 18th title with a well-traveled group of elite players around LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook.

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