Lawrence Frank has agreed to a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will join the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Frank was previously a member of Doc Rivers' coaching staff with the Boston Celtics.
Lawrence Frank has agreed to a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and will join the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Frank was previously a member of Doc Rivers' coaching staff with the Boston Celtics.
Ray Allen is still undecided about playing next season but has several NBA teams awaiting his decision.
The Washington Wizards are among the teams interested in Allen. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls have also reportedly been interested.
The Wizards are "periodically" checking in on Allen.
Blake Griffin was asked about whether he was surprised that the Los Angeles Clippers sold for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer.
"Yeah," Griffin said. "I thought it was gonna go for a lot. I thought it was gonna be in the billions. But I didn't think 2 billion."
Griffin also discussed how Donald Sterling used to bring women inside the Clippers' locker room after games.
"He would bring them in the locker room," Griffin said. "Guys would be in there. The showers are kind of elsewhere. I don't think they would really go back there. But he would bring people in the locker room while we were just in towels. One year he came in and led a "hip hip hooray" chant and held my arm up in the air. Then he went to another teammate and did the same thing. Guys just started scattering as fast as possible. [laughs]."
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Joe Ingles has signed a guaranteed minimum one-year deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Ingles drew interest from the NBA with his play in the 2012 Olympics and also had some big games in the World Cup this year.
The wing was most recently with Maccabi Tel Aviv and previously played for Barcelona.
The Los Angeles Clippers have re-signed Hedo Turkoglu.
“We are happy to welcome Hedo back to the Clippers,” Doc Rivers said in a statement. “Hedo is a versatile, veteran presence who contributed to the championship culture we are building in Los Angeles.”
Turkoglu, 35, appeared in 38 games for the Clippers last season after being signed on January 10 and averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 10.0 minutes of play.
Free agent forward Charlie Villanueva has decided to sign a one-year, veteran's minimum contract with the Dallas Mavericks, a league source told RealGM.
RealGM first reported on Monday morning that Villanueva was closing in on a decision between veteran-minumum offers from the Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers.
Villanueva, a nine-year NBA pro, plans to choose a team sometime this week, a source said. He’s held workouts for teams since the start of free agency in July.
Villanueva, 30, became a free agent after finishing a five-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
In his first four NBA seasons, Villanueva established his commodity around the league as a long-range shooter and skilled offensive player at 6-foot-11. He averaged nearly 16.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists while shooting 44.7 percent in a breakout season with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2008-09.
Villanueva averaged 4.6 points in 20 games last season, a finality to an inconsistent run with the Pistons.
Villanueva was the No. 7 draft pick in 2005 to the Toronto Raptors, with whom he played one season.
Free agent Julyan Stone will work out for the Lakers in Los Angeles this week, his second visit with the organization before meeting three other teams, league sources told RealGM.
Stone also has scheduled workouts with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat, sources said, attempting to solidify an NBA contract before training camps start. The Sacramento Kings remain a possible landing spot for Stone.
Stone held a workout with the San Antonio Spurs earlier in the week, and he’s received two lucrative offers from Chinese clubs.
At 6-foot-6, Stone has tantalizing frame for a point guard and is one of the NBA’s tallest at the position.
In three NBA seasons, Stone has averaged 1.3 points, 1.1 assists and 44 percent shooting from the field in seven minutes per game. He was an undrafted signing for the Denver Nuggets in 2011, spent two years with the franchise and joined the Toronto Raptors last offseason. He was waived on July 7.
Ekpe Udoh has reached an agreement on a fully guaranteed veteran-minimum contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for one season, a league source told RealGM.
For Udoh, the free agency decision came down to Los Angeles and the Chicago Bulls, and the Clippers expressed a strong desire to add the 6-foot-10 big man in the frontcourt.
A sixth overall draft selection to the Golden State Warriors in 2010, Udoh spent one full season with the franchise before being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Udoh has averaged 4.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over four NBA seasons.
Yahoo Sports first reported Udoh's deal with the Clippers.
Free agent guard DeAndre Liggins has reached agreement with the Los Angeles Clippers on a deal to go to training camp, a league source told RealGM.
Liggins has played 57 games in the NBA over parts of three seasons with the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds.
Amid contracts with the Heat a season ago, Liggins played for Miami’s Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, with averages of 14.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
Liggins, 26, was Orlando’s 53rd overall draft pick in 2011.
The Clippers have scoured the market for wing players for camp, and Liggins played for the organization's entry in summer league.