The Cleveland Cavaliers were interested in acquiring DeAndre Jordan before the trade deadline and were reportedly in discussions with the Los Angeles Clippers over a deal and even made a proposal.

But nothing materialised as the two teams were unable to come to an agreement and the big man ended up staying in L.A.

After trading both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Clippers were prepared to offload Jordan in the hope of landing draft picks and young talent to begin a rebuild.

With one of the league's worst defences, the Cavs could've done with the presence of the All-Defensive center to help plug their glaring weakness.

The 29-year-old showed them exactly what they're missing on Friday night as he completely dominated the Cavaliers in a 116-102 victory for Los Angeles.

Jordan posted a monster double-double of 20 points and 23 rebounds and was a beast in the paint.

Speaking after the game, LeBron James admitted that the acquisition of DJ would've been huge for Cleveland.

"I don't play fantasy basketball," he said, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. "I knew the conversations were going on from the outside. I seen it. If it would have happened it would have gave us a boost, but it didn't happen so you move on."

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Cavs general manager Koby Altman had received the approval from owner Dan Gilbert to trade Jae Crowder, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert and the team's first-round pick in the 2018 draft to L.A. for Jordan.

However, the Clippers were unwilling to take on Shumpert or any other big contract, such as Tristan Thompson's or JR Smith's, so the deal fell through.

Jordan's future with the team is still unclear as he's able to become a free agent in the summer.

Alternatively, he can opt into his $24.1 million deal for next season and guarantee himself another year with the Clippers.

The All-Star recently stated that he's hoping to stay with the franchise and look to spend "the next 10 years" with them.

The athletic seven-footer is once again enjoying a productive campaign as he's averaging 11.9 points, 15.3 rebounds and 1.0 block per game.

In eight games since the All-Star break, he's put up 13.0 points, 16.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks and he's playing a big role in the team's unexpected battle for a playoff berth.

There's no doubt that the defensive anchor will be coveted in the offseason, but as he's willing to commit to the Clippers, his future appears to be in their hands.

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