![]() ![]() Assuming Prince wants (a) a shot at another ring and (b) a role wherever he winds up, the Clippers would be a logical landing spot for him as well.Īll this activity will require the Clippers to closely scrutinize their available roster spots and of course the salary they have under the cap. Tayshaun's not the wing stopper he once was, but he's still probably better than the Clippers other options on the wing. Also part of the trade that sent Jeff Green to Memphis, Prince might also be bought out by the Celtics. Which is why this is dragging on a bit, most likely. The Clippers will need to come up with some matching salary to send out, and will likely need a third team to get involved to make it all work. This one is also likely to happen, but Rivers won't be bought out and must therefore be acquired via trade. The Celtics, who acquired him just a few days ago, don't really want him and no one else seems to either, leaving the Clippers as more or less the only interested party. Meanwhile, the Clippers are still likely to wind up with Doc's son, Austin Rivers, on the roster as well.Wilcox, plus another Seattle product in Jamal Crawford, on Steve Ballmer's (former president of Washington-based Microsoft) Clippers. If it does happen, Nate will join fellow Washington alums Spencer Hawes and C.J. Nate has played for Doc Rivers before, so he was immediately linked to the Clippers. The Celtics have no use for Robinson, wants to play for a contender at any rate, so he'll probably take a buyout in Boston. The Celtics sent Jameer Nelson (who they got from Dallas in the Rajon Rondo trade) to Denver for little Nate today. You should never expect much from a 10 day deal, but you never know - every once in a while one of these guys winds up in the right place at the right time. ![]() Still, he's the kind of player the Clippers should be looking at on a 10-day - small forward, good size (6'8), has three point range (35 percent in limited NBA minutes). No, it's small forward Darius Miller, who played four years on some incredibly loaded Kentucky teams in college, was a second round draft pick of the Pelicans, and has been pretty unremarkable in two plus seasons in New Orleans (he was waived at the end of November). A few twitter sources incorrectly reported this as Darius Morris, but that's impossible since Morris is already signed with the Nets. ![]() Let's start with what seems most certain: the Clippers are signing Darius Miller to a 10-day contract.and whether Danny Ainge is doing any of it with the intent of helping his old friend Doc Rivers is pure speculation. The Los Angeles Clippers seem to be on the fringes of every NBA deal lately - or at least every deal involving the Boston Celtics. Wilcox, but he's certainly not going to be a big help. Bottom line - Jones might be marginally better in the short term than giving minutes to Reggie Bullock or C.J. Neither is likely to help much, but my take is that Jones is the safer choice - he can provide some steady minutes on the wing if you need them - but does not have a lot of upside, especially given that he's 10 years older than Miller. UPDATE: As noted in the comments below, the Clippers have apparently changed their mind on a 10 day contract and are now looking at bringing in veteran Dahntay Jones rather than Darius Miller. ![]()
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