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The Los Angeles Clippers announced today that they have signed forward Brandon Davies. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We really liked Brandon in Summer League,” Clippers Head Coach and Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers said. “We like his ability to play multiple positions and he fits with our team. He understands team basketball and has been in here all summer working on his game.”

Davies, 22, was a member of the Clippers 2013 Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 15.8 minutes of play over five games. He was undrafted out of BYU in the 2013 NBA Draft.

The forward averaged 12.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 24.1 minutes over his four-year collegiate career for the Cougars. As a senior, he averaged 17.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 blocks in 36 games played (all starts). He was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team as a junior and senior.

A star at Provo High School in Utah, Davies led his high school team to state titles his sophomore and junior seasons, plus a runner-up finish his senior year.

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“It did get me down,” Davies said of not getting selected, “but less than 10 minutes after the Draft I get this call with this amazing deal which happened to be better than some of the guys who did get drafted got.

“I can definitely use that as fuel, seeing some guys that got drafted that I feel like I can probably be better than, whether that’s now or in the long run. I just know myself. I know I’m going to work every day and try to get better every day.”

He averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in Vegas, including a starting nod in the final game. A week later he was living in Los Angeles, working out at the Clippers’ facility each morning and playing pickup basketball into the early afternoon.

“My first day that I got out here I was doing a one-on-one workout with Blake Griffin,” Davies said. “After that we’re playing pickup. I’ve had to guard Kevin Durant and Carmelo and Metta World Peace and a lot of other great players, who I’ve grown up watching. It’s one of those things where if the stuff you’re doing here doesn’t get you better then basketball’s not for you.”

“We’re in here every day shooting,” Davies said. “Those are the shots the coaches have me going through, shots I’m going to get in a game. We drill that every day. I’m definitely getting more comfortable at it and the more confident I get the more I’ll knock down. Besides the drills that they have me going through on the shooting side of it, there are also defensive drills and things like that. Me personally, I just try to make sure my energy’s high and make sure I’m vocal at the defensive end of the floor and trying to bring that extra spark and try to do the little things that they want me to do.”

Eric Patten, Clippers.com

Neddy wrote:i thought we signed this guy months ago?

Neddy wrote:i thought we signed this guy months ago?