#8 DeAndre Jordan - 86
Now that Mark Cuban has finally gotten his man, 3 years after first being agonizingly spurned by DeAndre, the 7'1" center will have the opportunity to be the best player on a playoff-caliber roster, even if the stacked Western Conference ensures that the Mavericks miss out on the playoffs for another year.
Jordan is the kind of player who knows his strengths and plays to them. Over the course of the years, he's blossomed into a defensive force who alters shots in the paint rather than blocking them. He's also one of the most durable players in the league, having never sat out games with a major injury.
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At 29, he's at the peak of his powers. A dominant rim-runner who currently leads the league in field goal percentage over the course of their careers, Jordan has several productive years ahead of him in the NBA.
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