![]() So the bottom line is that Rivers clearly isn't in the Celtics plans. The Celtics don’t want to take contract salary beyond this year, but the sides have been discussing possible trade scenarios on Saturday, sources said. Sources: Grizzlies nearing trade to acquire Jeff Green - Yahoo Sports Analysts aren’t so sure that the LA Clippers are going to be able to bring back Reggie. Clippers are hard capped so they are limited in what they can do and they still need to find a way to upgrade at small forward. ESPN’s Zach Lowe adds fuel to the rumors, sees the LA Clippers as players for Kemba Walker this summer. (16.3 million), Luke Kennard (14.4 million), Robert Covington (12.3 million) and Reggie Jackson (11.2. Sounds like the Clippers are willing to send a 2nd rounder to the Celtics but matching salaries could be a deal breaker. However, the Clippers have players like Norman Powell (16.7 million), Marcus Morris Sr. Jordan Farmar would work salary-wise, but he's got a player option for next year so he probably wouldn't be coming off the books like Rivers (or Salmans) would be. Yahoo Sources: Within front office and coaching staff, officials pushing president/coach Doc Rivers to bring his son, Austin, to Clippers.Ĭeltics and Clippers discussing a deal for Austin Rivers, league sources tell Yahoo, but Boston doesn't want salary back next season. Looks like Austin Rivers will be sent to Clippers, I'm hearing. Boston, Memphis relented.īoston's on phones now, trying to find a deal to move on Austin Rivers, league sources tell Yahoo. ![]() New Orleans changed course in 3-way trade talks, insisted on subbing Austin Rivers for John Salmons, sources said. ![]() This could be the inflection season for Paul.As if the Jeff Green trade wasn't odd enough already, now there are rumors that Austin Rivers could be flipped to the Clippers to play with with his dad Doc Rivers. But on the other hand, his future could go the way of Mark Price and Kevin Johnson, who suffered precipitous falls at this age. On one hand, Paul could have elite years well into his 30s - like John Stockton, Jason Kidd and Gary Payton. Paul’s CARMELO comps split into two camps. Having just turned 30, he may have already passed his peak. Can they break through the gauntlet of elite teams in the West?Īnd here’s what to expect from the Clippers’ key players in 2015-16 (you can find every Clippers player - and the rest of the NBA - here):Ĭhris Paul, the Clippers floor general and perennial MVP candidate, is running out of time. That’s a damn good record, but the Clips have been there, and their defense still looks mediocre. Now the unpredictable player has found himself in the middle of the NBA trade rumors this 2015. Our CAMELO-based projections have the Clippers going 55-27. And the Clip offense will again be among the NBA’s best. The added depth will help, but the team will still be carried by Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. ![]() Doc Rivers - entering his third season as head coach and second as de facto general manager - is hoping the off-season moves fixed two glaring problems that thwarted the team’s Finals ambitions last year: a paper-thin bench and a lack of wing defenders. And beyond the new additions, the Clips scored a dramatic coup in keeping DeAndre Jordan after he verbally agreed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks. The Los Angeles Clippers had a busy (and weird) summer! They beefed up with veteran Paul Pierce and the tantalizingly erratic talents of Lance Stephenson and Josh Smith. ![]()
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