This should end any conversation(s) of the Clippers taking on Topic as some kind of positive asset in a trade for one of their vets.
He is an expiring, unproven, injury prone player now and that’s all. Just salary filler.
He is an expiring, unproven, injury prone player now and that’s all. Just salary filler.
Nikola Topic will NOT have his team option exercised by the OKC Thunder and he will become an unrestricted free agent this Summer, per @MikeAScotto.
A team interested in him will no longer need to trade for him.
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Nikola Topic will NOT have his team option exercised by the OKC Thunder and he will become an unrestricted free agent this Summer, per @MikeAScotto.
A team interested in him will no longer need to trade for him.
A team interested in him will no longer need to trade for him.
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APHoops retweeted
Max Strus practiced with the San Diego Clippers yesterday and participated in 5 on 5 and he gets closer to a return.
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The LA Clippers have assigned Brandon Ingram, Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Max Strus to the San Diego Clippers G-League as they work to return from injury, per @LawMurrayTheNU.
The returns are right around the corner 👀
The returns are right around the corner 👀
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APHoops retweeted
went to Darius Acuff nbarapm page and dawg his defense page is deadass the darkest blue i’ve ever seen 😭😭😭😭
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RT @joeylinn_: Per the official transactions page, the Clippers have assigned Brandon Ingram to the G League.
The Clippers have three days…
The Clippers have three days…
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The Los Angeles Clippers have assigned Brandon Ingram to the G League's San Diego Clippers on Saturday, per @RotoWireNBA.
“He'll likely spend a few days with the G League team as he aims to come closer to a full recovery.”
(h/t: @yzytakes)
“He'll likely spend a few days with the G League team as he aims to come closer to a full recovery.”
(h/t: @yzytakes)
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Officially confirmed:
Per the official transactions page, the Clippers have assigned Brandon Ingram to the G League.
The Clippers have three days off between the Raptors and Heat games, which they will use to practice in LA.
If cleared, Ingram could participate and potentially address media as well.
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Domantas Sabonis is not enthused about playing with a ball-dominant guard like Darius Acuff, per @SeanDeveney
(h/t @AhnFireDigital )
(h/t @AhnFireDigital )
Community note
Sabonis has publicly praised Acuff as a "very smart, high-IQ player" and said he is "proud of him." The "not enthused" claim is an unsourced assertion in this Sean Deveney article.
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I disagree. The Clippers are in a one-of-one situation.
Getting their own first-round pick back this season suddenly allows them to put the entire roster (outside of some young guys) on the block in early November.
What is a circumstance where LA only has three first-round picks through 2033 (2027, 2031, 2033) becomes one where they get to get a top-12 pick this year and collect firsts from desperate teams like Golden State, Phoenix, etc.
Could go from 3 firsts in 8 years to 6 or 7 firsts in that same time.
Getting their own first-round pick back this season suddenly allows them to put the entire roster (outside of some young guys) on the block in early November.
What is a circumstance where LA only has three first-round picks through 2033 (2027, 2031, 2033) becomes one where they get to get a top-12 pick this year and collect firsts from desperate teams like Golden State, Phoenix, etc.
Could go from 3 firsts in 8 years to 6 or 7 firsts in that same time.
@APH00PS Here’s why it doesn’t benefit the Clips.
New rules were put in place to prevent teams from tanking. So the Clips getting this pick back to purposely try and “tank” doesn’t benefit them when it’s not a guarantee to get another top 5 lottery pick.
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