The Clippers have acquired Willie Green in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Hawks for Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
A nine-year NBA veteran, Green has averaged 9.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over his career.
The Clippers have acquired Willie Green in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Hawks for Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
A nine-year NBA veteran, Green has averaged 9.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over his career.
Bob Ociepka has been hired by the Clippers to serve as an assistant coach on Vinny Del Negro’s staff for the 2012-13 season.
Ociepka, 63, has worked in the NBA for 22 years and brings over 30 years of coaching experience to the Clippers sideline. The Chicago native returns to Los Angeles for his second stint with the Clippers after serving as an assistant coach from 1993-96 under Bob Weiss and Bill Fitch. Ociepka was an assistant coach for Del Negro with the Chicago Bulls from 2008-10.
For the past two seasons, Ociepka was an assistant coach on the staff of Nate McMillan and Kaleb Canales in Portland. In his 22 year NBA coaching career, Ociepka has worked for a total of nine teams, also spending time with the Minnesota Timberwolves (2006-08), Milwaukee Bucks (2003-04 – 2005-06), Detroit Pistons (1998-99, 2001-03), Cleveland Cavaliers (1999-2001), Philadelphia 76ers (1996-97) and Indiana Pacers (1989-90 – 1992-93).
There are seven NBA teams that have never had a luxury tax payment since it came into existence with the 1999 collective bargaining agreement.
The Bulls, Warriors, Clippers, Wizards, Bobcats, Hornets and Sonics/Thunder have always been on the receiving end of tax distributions.
While the Clippers, Wizards and Hornets have taken on salary during the 2012 offseason and the Thunder face tax issues if James Harden and Serge Ibaka are signed to new deals, the Bulls and Warriors continue to be tax conscious in their decision-making.
Golden State has just one playoff appearance over that stretch.
The Clippers have signed Ronny Turiaf to a one-year veteran’s minimum contract worth $1.146 million, said NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
Turiaf will be a backup power forward and center behind DeAndre Jordan, Blake Griffin and reserve Lamar Odom.
The following 36 NBA players are currently under contract for the 12-13 season and are on their respective country's Olympic rosters:
Atlanta Hawks - no players
Boston Celtics - no players
Brooklyn Nets - Deron Williams (USA)
Charlotte Bobcats - no players
Chicago Bulls - Luol Deng (Great Britain)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Anderson Varejao (Brazil)
Dallas Mavericks - no players
Denver Nuggets - Timofey Mozgov (Russia)
Detroit Pistons - no players
Golden State Warriors - no players
Houston Rockets - no players
Indiana Pacers - no players
Los Angeles Clippers - Chris Paul (USA)
Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant (USA), Pau Gasol (Spain)
Memphis Grizzlies - Marc Gasol (Spain)
Miami Heat - LeBron James (USA)
Milwaukee Bucks - no players
Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Love (USA), Alexey Shved (Russia)
New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (USA), Al-Farouq Aminu (Nigeria)
New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony (USA), Tyson Chandler (USA), Pablo Prigioni (Argentina)
Oklahoma City Thunder - Kevin Durant (USA), Russell Westbrook (USA), James Harden (USA), Serge Ibaka (Spain)
Orlando Magic - no players
Philadelphia 76ers - Andre Iguodala (USA)
Phoenix Suns - Luis Scola (Argentina)
Portland Trail Blazers - Nicolas Batum (France), Victor Claver (Spain), Joel Freeland (Great Britain)
Sacramento Kings - no players
San Antonio Spurs - Tony Parker (France), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Boris Diaw (France), Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Patty Mills (Australia), Nando De Colo (France)
Toronto Raptors - Jose Calderon (Spain), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania), Linas Klezia (Lithuania)
Utah Jazz - no players
Washington Wizards - Nene (Brazil), Kevin Seraphin (France)
The Clippers beat the Celtics by a final score of 92-77 in Summer League play on Sunday.
Adam Morrison scored 26 points on 9-for-15 shooting for Los Angeles. Talor Battle had 17 points and seven assists, and Gary McGhee had 10 points and six rebounds.
Jared Sullinger scored 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting for the Celtics. Craig Brackins had 11 points and six rebounds, while Jonathan Gibson had 14 points.
The Bulls beat the Clippers by a final score of 77-74 in Summer League play on Saturday.
Jimmy Butler had 23 points and five rebounds for Chicago. Malcolm Thomas had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Marquis Teague had 13 points and five assists.
Adam Morrison had 18 points and five rebounds. Marcus Hubbard had 15 points and five boards, and Talor Battle scored 15 points on 5-for-11 for Los Angeles.
The Lakers beat the Clippers by a final score of 75-69 in Summer League play on Thursday.
Christian Eyenga scored 22 points on 10-for-15 shooting for the Lakers. Julian Khazzouh had 16 points and six rebounds and Darius Morris had 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Adam Morrison had 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting. Antoine Wright had 13 points and five rebounds and Eric Bledsoe had eight points and six assists for the Clippers.
Ryan Hollins and the Clippers agreed upon a one-year deal on Thursday.
Hollins is expected to sign a one-year contract for the veteran minimum of $1.065 million.
“Ryan is happy to be a Clipper,” Hollins’ agent, Todd Ramasar, said. “He’s happy to be back in L.A. and he’s looking forward to helping the Clippers.”
The Clippers beat the Spurs by a final score of 86-80 in Summer League play on Wednesday.
Adam Morrison had 23 points and five rebounds for Los Angeles. Eric Bledsoe had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Marcus Hubbard added 10 points and six boards.
Cory Joseph had 22 points and six assists for San Antonio. Eric Dawson had 11 points and 13 rebounds and Luke Zeller added 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting.