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Re: The Clipper General Board w/Random Thoughts, Youth Development, Ex Clippers Shinin', etc. Extravaganza 

Post#541 » by Ballings7 » Thu Oct 29, 2026 10:58 pm

clipsfever wrote:A team qualifies for a hardship exception when it meets all of the following criteria:

It has at least four players unavailable due to injury or illness.
All four of those players have missed at least three consecutive games.
All four of those players are expected to remain sidelined for at least two more weeks.

If a team meets those criteria, the NBA will grant a hardship exception, which gives the club the ability to sign a free agent to a 10-day contract even if its 15-man roster is already full.

Typically, the annual period for 10-day signings doesn’t open until January 5, but a team that qualifies for a hardship exception can sign a player to a 10-day contract prior to that date. When the player’s 10-day contract expires, he can be re-signed to another 10-day deal as long as the team still meets the criteria for a hardship exception.

The rules for standard 10-day contracts prohibit a player from signing more than two 10-day deals with the same team in a given season. That limit also applies to players signing 10-day contracts via hardship rules.


Well, I bet he sticks around for two 10-days, at least.
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Post#542 » by MartinToVaught » Sun Nov 1, 2026 8:04 pm

Read on Twitter


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And yet a bunch of our own "fans" on social media are already declaring Wagler (who hasn't even been bad!) a bust and saying we should have drafted this guy. Keep in mind, if we had drafted Acuff, Lue would never give him the unlimited leash to chuck and pad stats as a rookie that the Kings are giving him, so his counting stats would look a whole lot worse and these same people would be melting down over that.
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Post#543 » by MartinToVaught » Tue Nov 3, 2026 10:52 pm

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Sometimes I really just hate this team. Never mind how outdated this plan is, as if free agency is still relevant in today's league - not to mention how incapable of winning games this team actually is, which means everyone from Ballmer on down is also delusional - it shows that they have learned NOTHING at all from the apocalyptic franchise destruction that was 213. They are going to trade Wagler in another idiotic "win now" move for an aging big name who won't "win now," aren't they. Then we'll get to watch him win a ring elsewhere like we already had to do with SGA.

Months ago, I summed up Ballmer's ownership as him continuing to touch the hot stove and being surprised every time when he gets burned, but still never learning from it. This is Exhibit A. Sell the team!
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Post#544 » by Clemenza » Wed Nov 4, 2026 9:31 pm

MartinToVaught wrote:
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Sometimes I really just hate this team. Never mind how outdated this plan is, as if free agency is still relevant in today's league - not to mention how incapable of winning games this team actually is, which means everyone from Ballmer on down is also delusional - it shows that they have learned NOTHING at all from the apocalyptic franchise destruction that was 213. They are going to trade Wagler in another idiotic "win now" move for an aging big name who won't "win now," aren't they. Then we'll get to watch him win a ring elsewhere like we already had to do with SGA.

Months ago, I summed up Ballmer's ownership as him continuing to touch the hot stove and being surprised every time when he gets burned, but still never learning from it. This is Exhibit A. Sell the team!

I blew a gasket when I saw this Tweet even though I knew this was the plan all along. This franchise/Ballmer will never learn. Maybe this is the Microsoft way of doing things, I don't know. And its not so much the plan, but its the wording as well. Where's the guy to say something like, "We're going to enjoy the process and development of Yanic, Wagler, Sanders, Baba, etc. and then with our cap space we'll find and piece in the right fits to what we're building with the young guys." -or something of that nature.

But no it's always the "head in the clouds" searching for a savior, another diva to pamper, and by all accounts circumvent the cap all over again. Now's the time to talk realistically and what's actually feasible for a change. Nope, it always has to be "home run -Hardcore- Big splash" talk 24/7/365 with this guy. Why? It doesn't make sense for this current iteration of this ballclub. They already talked all this **** seven years ago and the net result was kicking a two time MVP to the curb for Diva Ball, the Aspiration scandal, five 1st round picks taken away, and Ballmer banned for an entire year. Just Brilliant!

Yes, this losing sucks, the scandal sucked, and everything else sucked. But honestly imo, we deserve this sh*t. I want to see us pull ourselves out of this mess legitimately and strategically and not just search for the next quick fix and shortcut then beat our chest but flame out in the play in or first round, with another scandal attached. Front office and Ballmer is strictly a clown show.
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Post#545 » by Clemenza » Wed Nov 4, 2026 9:32 pm

MartinToVaught wrote:
Read on Twitter


Read on Twitter


Read on Twitter


And yet a bunch of our own "fans" on social media are already declaring Wagler (who hasn't even been bad!) a bust and saying we should have drafted this guy. Keep in mind, if we had drafted Acuff, Lue would never give him the unlimited leash to chuck and pad stats as a rookie that the Kings are giving him, so his counting stats would look a whole lot worse and these same people would be melting down over that.

Man I've had to block several accounts on Twitter of so-called Clipper fans ripping Wagler to death and still mad we didn't draft Acuff. Its a cesspool right now.
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Post#546 » by KingCrimzzon » Mon Nov 9, 2026 1:53 am

Clemenza wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:
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Sometimes I really just hate this team. Never mind how outdated this plan is, as if free agency is still relevant in today's league - not to mention how incapable of winning games this team actually is, which means everyone from Ballmer on down is also delusional - it shows that they have learned NOTHING at all from the apocalyptic franchise destruction that was 213. They are going to trade Wagler in another idiotic "win now" move for an aging big name who won't "win now," aren't they. Then we'll get to watch him win a ring elsewhere like we already had to do with SGA.

Months ago, I summed up Ballmer's ownership as him continuing to touch the hot stove and being surprised every time when he gets burned, but still never learning from it. This is Exhibit A. Sell the team!

I blew a gasket when I saw this Tweet even though I knew this was the plan all along. This franchise/Ballmer will never learn. Maybe this is the Microsoft way of doing things, I don't know. And its not so much the plan, but its the wording as well. Where's the guy to say something like, "We're going to enjoy the process and development of Yanic, Wagler, Sanders, Baba, etc. and then with our cap space we'll find and piece in the right fits to what we're building with the young guys." -or something of that nature.

But no it's always the "head in the clouds" searching for a savior, another diva to pamper, and by all accounts circumvent the cap all over again. Now's the time to talk realistically and what's actually feasible for a change. Nope, it always has to be "home run -Hardcore- Big splash" talk 24/7/365 with this guy. Why? It doesn't make sense for this current iteration of this ballclub. They already talked all this **** seven years ago and the net result was kicking a two time MVP to the curb for Diva Ball, the Aspiration scandal, five 1st round picks taken away, and Ballmer banned for an entire year. Just Brilliant!

Yes, this losing sucks, the scandal sucked, and everything else sucked. But honestly imo, we deserve this sh*t. I want to see us pull ourselves out of this mess legitimately and strategically and not just search for the next quick fix and shortcut then beat our chest but flame out in the play in or first round, with another scandal attached. Front office and Ballmer is strictly a clown show.


Delusional to the max. There is NO FA that wants to join the destination less LAC clown show. The reason Garland says dumb crap like he wants to be face of the franchise is because he knows nobody is gonna pay him anything near his current contract. His only hope is to con the Clippers into a max/near max deal. Seeing how stupid they are, the might. Why can't we just develop our own players, give fans some players that begin here and stay (even if its because they're required to). So far I like what ive seen from the kids. They push these leads that are blown by Lue vet ball. Lets just accept we need to develop FFS!
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Post#547 » by JonFromVA » Mon Nov 9, 2026 9:19 pm

Just a reminder ... you guys (eventually) got Lue because he had a "mental breakdown" when the Cavs FO ordered him to give more minutes to the young players after LeBron left, Kevin Love got hurt, and the season was already a dumpster fire shortly in to the season.
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Post#548 » by Ballings7 » Yesterday 5:17 pm

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Clemenza wrote:Didn't see this coming..

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Yeah not a good start.

But meh, its early and on a new team. I'll reserve judgement till later in the year


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Post#549 » by Felixians4 » Yesterday 7:08 pm

There is no Keaton Wagler thread at Clippers real gm page?
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Post#550 » by Clemenza » Yesterday 10:25 pm

Felixians4 wrote:There is no Keaton Wagler thread at Clippers real gm page?

Read the thread title. Everything is in this thread. We don't have the numbers here like on other "Clipper message boards" that I visit. But we probably would have a "Wagler Thread" if he was starting and getting bigger minutes than what Ty Lue is giving him. Not to mention we're 2-8
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Post#551 » by MartinToVaught » Yesterday 10:41 pm

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Frank is an idiot for signing this dude AGAIN. God help us if this turns out to be another cap curcumvention move from Ballmer and Frank and we lose even more picks for another washed up name who can't play anymore.
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Post#552 » by Roscoe Sheed » Today 12:34 am

It was definitely a mistake to give Beal an extension. That roster spot could have been filled with a more useful player
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Post#553 » by playaloc916 » Today 12:59 am

What a complete failure the Beal experience has been. Plays badly in a handful of games, breaks his hip, one year later now he has some Kawhi-like knee issues...

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