April 2012 Los Angeles Clippers Wiretap

Clippers Acquire Willie Green In Sign-And-Trade

Jul 30, 2012 7:01 PM

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. 

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Clippers Hire Bob Ociepka As Assistant Coach

Jul 27, 2012 5:06 PM

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).

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Warriors, Bulls, Clippers, Wizards, Bobcats, Hornets, Sonics/Thunder Have Never Paid Luxury Tax

Jul 26, 2012 12:02 PM

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. 

Mark Deeks/Sham Sports

Tags: Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA

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Turiaf, Clippers Agree To One-Year Deal

Jul 26, 2012 10:27 AM

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.

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

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Team-By-Team NBA Players On 2012 Olympic Rosters

Jul 24, 2012 5:30 PM

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)

Click here to view the full Olympic rosters.

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Adam Morrison Scores 26 In Clippers' 92-77 Victory Over Celtics

Jul 23, 2012 8:14 AM

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.

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Butler, Thomas Help Bulls Beat Clippers 77-74

Jul 22, 2012 2:06 AM

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.

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Eyenga Helps Lakers Edge Clippers 75-69

Jul 20, 2012 11:29 AM

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.

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Ryan Hollins Agrees To One-Year Deal With Clippers

Jul 19, 2012 7:11 PM

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.”

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

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Morrison, Bledsoe Lead To 86-80 Win Over Spurs

Jul 19, 2012 10:21 AM

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.

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Heat, Clippers, Bulls, Nets Interested In Darko Milicic

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

D-League Announces Affiliations For 12-13 Season

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Clippers Use Amnesty On Ryan Gomes

Marc Stein/ESPN (via Twitter)

Grant Hill Agrees To Sign With Clippers

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Wolves Beat Clippers 73-64

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Clippers Pursuing Grant Hill

Ramona Shelburne/ESPN

Griffin Undergoes Successful Knee Surgery, Expected To Be Ready For Camp

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Griffin Set For Knee Surgery On Monday

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Blake Griffin To Skip Olympics With Torn Meniscus

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Clippers Interested In Sign-And-Trade For Belinelli

John Reid/Times-Picayune

Griffin Injures Knee, Anthony Davis Called Back To Las Vegas

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Blake Griffin Signs Super-Max Extension

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Griffin, Clippers Agree To $95M Extension

Ken Berger/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

Clippers Still Considering Inclusion In Howard Trade

Sam Amick/SI.com

Clippers Emerge As Fourth Team To Take MarShon Brooks

Chad Ford/ESPN (via Twitter)

Paul Wants Longevity Of Five-Year Deal With Clippers

Ramona Shelburne/ESPNLosAngeles

Chris Paul Suffers Thumb Injury

Sekou Smith/NBA.com

Clippers Agree To Terms With Crawford, Billups

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

Ray Allen Likely To Pick Heat Or Clippers

Brian Windhorst/ESPN

Ray Allen To Meet With Clippers

Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times