Shams: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba, 2nd Rd to the Utah Jazz for Drew Eubanks & Patty Mills

[tbhawksfan1]

Utah should have asked for more for that salary relief

[JujitsuFlip]

And so it begins.

[og15]

I thought Eubanks had promise as a high energy, athletic, pick and roll to the hoop guy. Man, was I wrong about that when he was in PHX.

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Harden likes those kind of guys and levels them up. I'm assuming he will get lots of easy lobs and finishes.

I mean... he had Chris Paul as his PG. How much better than that do you need?

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Chris Paul was in Golden State last season

[nbaguy1]

Okay

[Yoshun]

Okay

I had the exact same reaction.

[Pointgod]

And so it begins.

This was the big trade everyone was waiting for to start the trade season.

[nbaguy1]

Okay

I had the exact same reaction.

I guess its good for GDP though Little CPI basket for irrelevant basketball trades

[clippertown]

Interesting fact: Now that the Clippers have jettisoned Bamba, the only players on the squad who were drafted in the first round are Kawhi and Harden. Every other player was either drafted in the second round or undrafted altogether.

[Wargreymon]

Jazz got robbed…

[JujitsuFlip]

And so it begins.

This was the big trade everyone was waiting for to start the trade season.

Ik you're green font but it has honestly been crickets. Someone had to get it started... Outside of the 2 little trades the Suns did last month.

[vincecarter4pres]

Almost feels like Ainge did this to stick in all the other teams asses who were hoping to steal a 1st round pick to help a team very close to the tax get below it.

He helps set the league-wide market maybe?

[Exp0sed]

Ainge has gone soft...

[Walmart]

Interesting fact: Now that the Clippers have jettisoned Bamba, the only players on the squad who were drafted in the first round are Kawhi and Harden. Every other player was either drafted in the second round or undrafted altogether.

That fun fact isn't true.

[badpotato]

Interesting fact: Now that the Clippers have jettisoned Bamba, the only players on the squad who were drafted in the first round are Kawhi and Harden. Every other player was either drafted in the second round or undrafted altogether.

That fun fact isn't true.

Yup, just to show how off this "fact" was all they guys I listed were picked in 1st round - Dunn, Hyland, Brown, Batum, Porter Jr. And there's likely someone I'm forgetting anyway.

[ejftw]

Interesting fact: Now that the Clippers have jettisoned Bamba, the only players on the squad who were drafted in the first round are Kawhi and Harden. Every other player was either drafted in the second round or undrafted altogether.

That fun fact isn't true.

Yup, just to show how off this "fact" was all they guys I listed were picked in 1st round - Dunn, Hyland, Brown, Batum, Porter Jr. And there's likely someone I'm forgetting anyway.

I'd say maybe he meant lottery but then, doubled down by saying second round. But, even then, missing Porter.

Would've been a cool fact, if true, though

[chrbal]

Eubanks birthday is today lmao

Damn, Danny Ainge is cold.

Did him a favor, Drew went from a backup on one of the worst teams in the league to a backup on a mid level playoff team.

Mo gets to work on his rainbow color jersey collection. PJ Tucker gets paid not to play, so nothing changes there

[Sofia]

I was going to make a thread yesterday on T&T to find a way to get Clippers under the tax. They beat me to it.

[LakersSoul]

Thanks for the answers. Makes sense for them to get under the tax and get more flexibility. Didn't know they were so close to get under the tax.. they didn't operate that way the last few years..

Yeah, one reason to pass on PG.

Now they are below tax and can add a buyout player which is ultimately the goal.

Smart move.

[LakersSoul]

Interesting fact: Now that the Clippers have jettisoned Bamba, the only players on the squad who were drafted in the first round are Kawhi and Harden. Every other player was either drafted in the second round or undrafted altogether.

Who da **** is that guy?

[Dr Aki]

Unless this is a pre-cursor to another trade I don't see why the Clippers would need the extra trade flexibility right now.

The Clippers can't get any luxury tax payments as a team from a major market just like the Lakers