The acquisition of Rasual Butler immediately puts the the Clippers’ starting small forward spot in play.

Butler would undeniably give the Clippers’ starting unit a headier defensive presence on the perimeter and a greater ability to stretch the floor offensively. Mike Dunleavy has been looking for a small forward who can do two things:  hit the corner 3 and defend.

With Butler, the Clips get a shooter who drained 71 out of 158 last season (44.9%) from the corners, and a defender whose length, quick feet, and instincts enable him to stay in front of the league’s quicker SFs — and funnel those he can’t into the teeth of interior D.  More...

From Marc Stein of ESPN.com:

The New Orleans Hornets, in a move to shed some payroll after the recent acquisition of Emeka Okafor, have agreed to trade swingman Rasual Butler to the Los Angeles Clippers for a future second-round pick, according to NBA front-office sources.  More...

From HoopsHype.com:

Sources tell HoopsHype.com free agent guard Von Wafer signed this afternoon a two-year contract with Olympiakos worth $4.2 million without taxes – approximately $10 million gross. He has an opt-out clause to return to the NBA after the first season.

Wafer, a journeyman who has played with five NBA teams in four years, averaged a career-high 9.8 ppg with the Rockets last season.

Olympiakos signed Lithuanian forward Linas Kleiza earlier in the day for $5 million, also without taxes.  More...

Based on the Clippers recent free agent targets, it’s natural to assume that the guard position is the biggest need. After all, the Clippers only have 3 *true* guards on their roster, and all we’ve heard for the last month is an overload of Sessions talk mixed with an occasional A.I. flare up.  The acquiring of a defensive minded wing, for the time being, has apparently drifted out of focus.  More...

From Gary Woelfel at TheJournalTimes.com:

The Los Angeles Clippers have intensified their interest in Sessions and appear on the brink of making a strong pitch for him.

The scuttlebutt around the NBA is the Clippers and Bucks are discussing a sign-and-trade scenario with Sessions, a restricted free agent, being the central figure.

The Clippers would ideally like to include point guard Sebastian Telfair in the deal, and have also tossed out some other possibilities, including a draft pick.  More...