And with reports coming midday today, Mo Williams has agreed to pick up his option and be traded to the Utah Jazz, the team that first drafted him in 2003. It should be a happy reunion as Kevin O’Connor (Utah’s GM) has stated that not retaining Williams has been the GM’s biggest mistake. Mo was initia[...]
Marc Stein and Chad Ford are reporting a variation to the Mo Williams/Lamar Odom trade people have been speculating over recent days: Sources told ESPN.com that the Jazz are willing to take on Mo Williams in a three-team trade scenario that would send Odom to the Clippers and enable the Mavericks to shed Odom’s s[...]
With the 53rd pick in the draft, the Clippers selected Furkan Aldemir, a power forward from Turkey. Aldemir is the first foreign player the Clippers have selected since 2005, so it was a bit of surprise. The most important thing to know about Aldemir is that he has no NBA out clause in his contract until 2014 — m[...]
Draft aficionados Charlie Widdoes, Andrew Han and Michael Shagrin put on their best suits and run a little 3-on-3 action. Awkward handshakes and hats that are too small for everyone! 1. What do you think the Clippers need to address most in this draft? Charlie Widdoes: They are weakest on the wings and at center[...]
We don’t know what’s in the cards for the draft tonight, but we can take some educated guesses and narrow a few things down. I’ll do both the asking and the answering of the questions here, because I’m weird and anti-social like that. Q: What are the chances the Clippers buy a pick in the first [...]
Should the Clippers try to acquire Lamar Odom? Yes. He is the prototypical stretch-4 the front office has been targeting. Though there are lingering concerns about his capacity to get back to top form, if Coach K still thinks he’s got it, then so should you. Odom will also be back in his adopted city where he feels com[...]
From Marc Stein on ESPNLA.com: “The Los Angeles Clippers have engaged in trade discussions to bring Lamar Odom back to the L.A. team that drafted him, according to sources close to the situation. Yet the deal, sources said, could hinge on the willingness of a third team to take on the contract of Clippers veteran[...]
Barring a trade, the Clippers will be picking later in the draft (53rd) than they have since 1975. But most consider this year’s draft to be extraordinarily deep, so there very well may be NBA talent available when they pick on Thursday night. Below is a list names that we might hear Deputy Commissioner Adam Silv[...]