There’s news in Lisa Dillman’s notes that the Clippers plan to re-sign Fred Jones to a 10-day contract. Assistant GM Neil Olshey also tells Dillman that the acquisition of Adams was meant as a contingency plan, just in case Jones wasn’t ready to go tonight: “They acquired him from the Toronto Ra[...]
Davis’ “Rising Stars” team composed of local kids from his old neighborhood in South Los Angeles is romping through their junior league schedule. Perhaps the Clippers can dip into the Rising Stars backcourt for a little depth. Elie Seckbach, of NBA Fanhouse, has more in the video below, including Jas[...]
Hours after acquiring swigman Hassan Adams and cash considerations from the Toronto Raptors for a future conditional second round draft pick, the Clippers waive Adams. More to come. UPDATE: Henry Abbott explains the transactions this way: Toronto wanted to do this because it got them under the luxury tax threshold, wh[...]
Another local guy comes home, as the Clips acquired swingman and Inglewood native Hassan Adams and cash considerations from Toronto for a future conditional second round draft pick. New Jersey drafted Adams in the second round of the 2006 draft. He played in 61 games and made eight starts for the Nets in 2006-07, aver[...]
We’re inside the final three minutes of the game. By all logic, the Clippers should be down 15-20 points. But they’re up five, despite having only eight guys dressed, one of whom is Cheikh Samb. This defies explanation…but it doesn’t really, because the Clippers have the guy on the floor, in Eric Gordon, who’s[...]
Golden State waived Nelson during yesterday’s bloodletting of non-guaranteed contacts, a purging that also claimed Shaun Livingston. This comes as little surprise because Nelson’s strengths — the ability to defend three positions, a strong mid-range shot, a nuanced dribble game despite not being a pur[...]
Turns out that Henry Abbott composed a scouting opus of Samb during the 2007 Summer League in Las Vegas. Abbott got impressions from both an anonymous scout as well as Joseph Treutlein of DraftExpress.com. The first scout had this to say about Samb’s potential: Cheikh Samb needs to put on a lot of muscle. He ha[...]