From the Clippers’ release:

The Los Angeles Clippers have signed guard Willie Warren, their second round selection (54th overall) in the 2010 NBA Draft.

The University of Oklahoma product was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore in 2009-10, averaging a team-high 16.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 32.3 minutes per game while appearing in 21 contests.  More...

From Kevin Arnovitz’s piece at TrueHoop:

When the Chicago Bulls hired Vinny Del Negro in June 2008, he was regarded as an outside-the-box hire. Here was a young, well-liked member of the basketball fraternity coming off a two-year stint in the Phoenix Suns’ front office. The Bulls brass admired Del Negro’s charisma and felt he was the right leader to put in the bunker withe Bulls’ combination of young players and established veterans. Two years later, the Bulls fired Del Negro after consecutive 41-41 seasons. But only a couple of months after his departure from Chicago, the Clippers tapped Del Negro to lead its core of young talent along with Baron Davis and Chris Kaman.  More...

Six thoughts after tonight’s 89-64 loss to the Wizards:  More...

• Eric Bledsoe did a fantastic job getting into the paint, but his feet were just too fast for the rest of his body on many plays. Early returns on Bledsoe are that he’s lighning quick, but he’s got a long way to go in developing better court awareness and vision. That will come with time and familiartiy with his teammates, two things he’s short on right now. He’s got a ways to go before he can run a team, but the raw talent was clearly on display tonight. Summer League is typically dominated by ballhandlers, and that held true. Bledsoe was by far the most assertive guy on the floor for the Clippers, and his floaters and layups in the paint were the best offense the Clippers could muster all evening.

We’ll get our first glimpse of the new Clippers tonight as the Summer League squad takes on the Washington Wizards in Las Vegas tonight at 7p PT. Let’s take a look at some of the storylines going into tonight’s game.

Big Debuts

Four Clippers will make their pro debuts tonight — Al-Farouq Aminu, Eric Bledsoe, Willie Warren, and after seven years of anticipation, Sofoklis Schortsanitis. Although it’s expected for the three youngsters to be up and down with their play, Big Sofo should come in and dominate right away. With that size and the experience playing at such a high level overseas, Sofo should make a joke out of the Summer League competition, provided he gets the touches and the minutes.  More...

From Ramona Shelburne’s report on ESPNLosAngeles.com:

The Clippers are close to signing veteran power forward Brian Cook to a two-year, $2.3 million contract, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein Friday morning.

Clippers sources said the deal would likely be completed later this afternoon.

The former Laker has played for Orlando and Houston over the past three seasons. He was waived by the Rockets on February 19, after playing sparingly in just 15 games.  More...