KEY POINTS

  • Blake Griffin has agreed to a deal with the Nets after a contract buyout with the Pistons
  • The Nets have been the favorites to sign Griffin
  • The former Clippers star will reunite with his “Lob City” co-star DeAndre Jordan in Brooklyn

Blake Griffin has found a new home with the Brooklyn Nets.

After agreeing to a contract buyout with the Detroit Pistons on Friday, Griffin has now inked a deal with the Nets, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.

“Free-agent forward Blake Griffin has agreed to a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for the rest of the season, his agent Sam Goldfeder of [Excel Basketball] tells ESPN,” the NBA insider tweeted.

Prior to joining the Nets, Wojnarowski previously reported that an array of big-name teams was interested in signing Griffin.

Among them were the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers. However, the Nets were already considered “frontrunners” to land the six-time NBA All-Star.

Griffin’s game has dwindled a bit since leaving the Clippers in 2017. He had his best season with the Pistons in 2018-19 where he averaged almost 25 points and eight rebounds per game, the highest numbers he recorded in the last three seasons.

However, Griffin has proven that he can still contribute on the floor. This season, the big man is averaging 12.3 points on 36.5 percent shooting, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 31.3 minutes per game.

The 31-year-old is now set to co-star with a group of All-Stars who have formed arguably the most dominant trio in the NBA this season–James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

However, some fans are more thrilled to witness Griffin reuniting with his former Clippers teammate DeAndre Jordan.

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L.A.'s Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan stand to dominate the paint in their first round series against the rival Golden State Warriors. Reuters

It can be recalled that Griffin and Jordan, alongside then-Clippers star point guard Chris Paul, were the main cast of the so-called “Lob City.”

Now that the pair will once again team up in Brooklyn, the media has already coined the said reunion as “Lob City 2.0.”

Though Griffin isn’t the high-flying athletic big man he once was anymore, he is still viewed as a complementary star in the Nets’ Big Three.

The veteran forward is joining a Nets team that is heavily favored to become title contenders this season.

Heading into the All-Star break, Brooklyn had won 10 of 11 games and now has a 24-13 record, the second-best team in the Eastern Conference behind the Philadelphia 76ers.

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