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Chandler Parsons said DeAndre Jordan was 'scared to be a franchise player

Chandler Parsons spent massive amounts of time recruiting DeAndre Jordan. For about two weeks, Parsons and Jordan were joined at the hip. Parsons thought he had recruited his friend successfully, until DeAndre detonated the franchise back to the dark ages. The Mavericks are now left to pick from the free agent scrap pile. Parsons was kind enough to give a lengthy interview to ESPN Dallas' Tim MacMahon and held back no punches:

"He wasn’t ready for being a franchise player. He was scared. He was scared to take the next step in his career.