Since adding Leonard and George in a pair of blockbuster additions in 2019, the Clippers have built their team around their stars. The timing could allow Westbrook to practice Thursday and potentially make his debut with the Clippers on Friday, when the team resumes its post-All-Star break schedule against Sacramento. The signing is expected to be made official Wednesday or Thursday. In the 10 days between the deadline and Monday, that feeling changed, leading to the decision few initially saw as a likely outcome: The Clippers plan to sign former Lakers guard Russell Westbrook to a minimum contract through the season’s end once his contract is bought out by Utah and he clears waivers, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed under condition of anonymity because they were unable to speak publicly on the matter. George added that “ we got everything we need” to make another championship push - the same feeling held within the franchise since the deadline’s close.Ĭlippers Are the Clippers set for stretch run? ‘We got everything we need’Ĭlippers stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are among those who believe new additions make them ready for a run into, and through, the playoffs. There was backup center Mason Plumlee, who added size, pace and passing.Īll three new additions were seen as worthy complementary pieces to the team’s pillars, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, and within only two games together, the old and new had developed such an easy chemistry “it’s as if they started the season with us,” George said last week after a victory in Phoenix pushed the Clippers into fourth place in the Western Conference standings. There was 34-year-old Eric Gordon, who appealed for his ability to punish defenses well behind the three-point arc and alternately at the rim. They had just traded for Denver guard Bones Hyland, an energetic young player viewed as a backup point guard and one-man fast break. 10, and 24 hours after the NBA’s trade deadline had passed the Clippers looked at their roster and felt little urge to fill their one available spot.
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