The Los Angeles Clippers plan to sign DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract.
Cousins will have to clear the NBA's health and safety protocols before signing the deal.
The Houston Rockets waived Cousins in late February.
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The Los Angeles Clippers plan to sign DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract.
Cousins will have to clear the NBA's health and safety protocols before signing the deal.
The Houston Rockets waived Cousins in late February.
TheCage4 wrote:Hmmmm. I didn’t see this happening. With the additions of Rondo and now Cousins, can the Clips hang with the Lakers?
RipCityKJ wrote:I don’t know why he keeps going to contenders to try to rebuild his career, as soon as Houston started losing he wanted out. He should have tried to sign with a struggling team looking for help instead he’s going to sit on the bench then nobody will give him a chance after the clips cuts him.
TheCage4 wrote:Hmmmm. I didn’t see this happening. With the additions of Rondo and now Cousins, can the Clips hang with the Lakers?
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
The_Hater wrote:TheCage4 wrote:Hmmmm. I didn’t see this happening. With the additions of Rondo and now Cousins, can the Clips hang with the Lakers?
Well Williams is better than Rondo, and they lost him in that trade, and Cousins is their 3rd best Center so he’s barely going to play.
So I don’t think these moves helped them at all and they might have made them slightly worse.
Theo Ratliff wrote:The_Hater wrote:TheCage4 wrote:Hmmmm. I didn’t see this happening. With the additions of Rondo and now Cousins, can the Clips hang with the Lakers?
Well Williams is better than Rondo, and they lost him in that trade, and Cousins is their 3rd best Center so he’s barely going to play.
So I don’t think these moves helped them at all and they might have made them slightly worse.
Williams is a better scorer and that's it. He's an undersized shooting guard and Rondo is a natural point guard. The Clippers are now better prepared for the playoffs.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
RipCityKJ wrote:I don’t know why he keeps going to contenders to try to rebuild his career, as soon as Houston started losing he wanted out. He should have tried to sign with a struggling team looking for help instead he’s going to sit on the bench then nobody will give him a chance after the clips cuts him.
The_Hater wrote:Theo Ratliff wrote:The_Hater wrote:
Well Williams is better than Rondo, and they lost him in that trade, and Cousins is their 3rd best Center so he’s barely going to play.
So I don’t think these moves helped them at all and they might have made them slightly worse.
Williams is a better scorer and that's it. He's an undersized shooting guard and Rondo is a natural point guard. The Clippers are now better prepared for the playoffs.
You might want to look up exactly how awful Rondo has been this season. He’s in no way, shape or form a better player than Williams. And that’s including all of Lou’s flaws.
Now obviously the Clips are banking on ‘playoff Rondo’ showing up. But that would require him both to stay healthy a s play about 4 levels higher than we’ve seen this season.
I'm not sure about the whole agreement in advance with the Clippers, but I could see the Hawks signing him because they knew some contender may want him later on and figured they could probably get a pick out of him. In the meantime, hoping Trae Young would be a sponge and learn a few things from Rondo while he was there.Rashidi wrote:The_Hater wrote:Theo Ratliff wrote:Williams is a better scorer and that's it. He's an undersized shooting guard and Rondo is a natural point guard. The Clippers are now better prepared for the playoffs.
You might want to look up exactly how awful Rondo has been this season. He’s in no way, shape or form a better player than Williams. And that’s including all of Lou’s flaws.
Now obviously the Clips are banking on ‘playoff Rondo’ showing up. But that would require him both to stay healthy a s play about 4 levels higher than we’ve seen this season.
The Clippers made it clear throughout the offseason they were looking for a "playmaker". The Clippers wanted Rondo but couldn't pay him what he wanted under the cap. This makes me believe the Hawks did the Clippers a favor and signed him (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick here?), with the intention of making this trade later.
The years/money never made sense for the Hawks, especially when they also signed Kris Dunn. This also would explain a few comments Rondo made about not caring about playing and working w/ guys in the film room (why would the Hawks give this money to someone who wouldn't play?). All of this makes me believe the trade was agreed to in advance (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick?).
The Clippers aren't banking on "Playoff Rondo" so much as understanding that "Playoff Lou" doesn't exist. He's someone you can't play in high-stakes games specifically because of his limitations. That was their biggest lesson from last season.
Rashidi wrote:The_Hater wrote:Theo Ratliff wrote:Williams is a better scorer and that's it. He's an undersized shooting guard and Rondo is a natural point guard. The Clippers are now better prepared for the playoffs.
You might want to look up exactly how awful Rondo has been this season. He’s in no way, shape or form a better player than Williams. And that’s including all of Lou’s flaws.
Now obviously the Clips are banking on ‘playoff Rondo’ showing up. But that would require him both to stay healthy a s play about 4 levels higher than we’ve seen this season.
The Clippers made it clear throughout the offseason they were looking for a "playmaker". The Clippers wanted Rondo but couldn't pay him what he wanted under the cap. This makes me believe the Hawks did the Clippers a favor and signed him (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick here?), with the intention of making this trade later.
The years/money never made sense for the Hawks, especially when they also signed Kris Dunn. This also would explain a few comments Rondo made about not caring about playing and working w/ guys in the film room (why would the Hawks give this money to someone who wouldn't play?). All of this makes me believe the trade was agreed to in advance (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick?).
The Clippers aren't banking on "Playoff Rondo" so much as understanding that "Playoff Lou" doesn't exist. He's someone you can't play in high-stakes games specifically because of his limitations. That was their biggest lesson from last season.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
The_Hater wrote:Rashidi wrote:The_Hater wrote:
You might want to look up exactly how awful Rondo has been this season. He’s in no way, shape or form a better player than Williams. And that’s including all of Lou’s flaws.
Now obviously the Clips are banking on ‘playoff Rondo’ showing up. But that would require him both to stay healthy a s play about 4 levels higher than we’ve seen this season.
The Clippers made it clear throughout the offseason they were looking for a "playmaker". The Clippers wanted Rondo but couldn't pay him what he wanted under the cap. This makes me believe the Hawks did the Clippers a favor and signed him (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick here?), with the intention of making this trade later.
The years/money never made sense for the Hawks, especially when they also signed Kris Dunn. This also would explain a few comments Rondo made about not caring about playing and working w/ guys in the film room (why would the Hawks give this money to someone who wouldn't play?). All of this makes me believe the trade was agreed to in advance (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick?).
The Clippers aren't banking on "Playoff Rondo" so much as understanding that "Playoff Lou" doesn't exist. He's someone you can't play in high-stakes games specifically because of his limitations. That was their biggest lesson from last season.
Well if he’s done as a rotation level NBA player, he’s not helping anyone this playoff season. And at age 35 and with how he looked this season, there’s a very good chance that’s the case. And they have to pay him at age 36 as well. Atlanta obviously thinks they got the better end of this deal and I would agree with that.
dubbmotta wrote:RipCityKJ wrote:I don’t know why he keeps going to contenders to try to rebuild his career, as soon as Houston started losing he wanted out. He should have tried to sign with a struggling team looking for help instead he’s going to sit on the bench then nobody will give him a chance after the clips cuts him.
Why would a struggling team want him? They trying to develop the young players...only teams that were interested were the Clips and the Celtics.
Pickled Prunes wrote:The_Hater wrote:Rashidi wrote:
The Clippers made it clear throughout the offseason they were looking for a "playmaker". The Clippers wanted Rondo but couldn't pay him what he wanted under the cap. This makes me believe the Hawks did the Clippers a favor and signed him (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick here?), with the intention of making this trade later.
The years/money never made sense for the Hawks, especially when they also signed Kris Dunn. This also would explain a few comments Rondo made about not caring about playing and working w/ guys in the film room (why would the Hawks give this money to someone who wouldn't play?). All of this makes me believe the trade was agreed to in advance (because why else would the Clippers be giving up a pick?).
The Clippers aren't banking on "Playoff Rondo" so much as understanding that "Playoff Lou" doesn't exist. He's someone you can't play in high-stakes games specifically because of his limitations. That was their biggest lesson from last season.
Well if he’s done as a rotation level NBA player, he’s not helping anyone this playoff season. And at age 35 and with how he looked this season, there’s a very good chance that’s the case. And they have to pay him at age 36 as well. Atlanta obviously thinks they got the better end of this deal and I would agree with that.
Guys, they didn't get Rondo to get Rondo. They were getting rid of Lou. He was 3rd on LAC in shots and 13th in TS%. He was eating up shots on one end and and not defending on the other. They are better off with Lou gone. Rondo doesn't need to suit up to make that true.
AthensBucks wrote:Lowry is done.
Nurse is below average at best.
Masai is overrated.
I dont get how so many people believe in the raptors,they have zero to chance to win it all.
The_Hater wrote:Well if he’s done as a rotation level NBA player, he’s not helping anyone this playoff season. And at age 35 and with how he looked this season, there’s a very good chance that’s the case. And they have to pay him at age 36 as well. Atlanta obviously thinks they got the better end of this deal and I would agree with that.
The_Hater wrote:Pickled Prunes wrote:The_Hater wrote:
Well if he’s done as a rotation level NBA player, he’s not helping anyone this playoff season. And at age 35 and with how he looked this season, there’s a very good chance that’s the case. And they have to pay him at age 36 as well. Atlanta obviously thinks they got the better end of this deal and I would agree with that.
Guys, they didn't get Rondo to get Rondo. They were getting rid of Lou. He was 3rd on LAC in shots and 13th in TS%. He was eating up shots on one end and and not defending on the other. They are better off with Lou gone. Rondo doesn't need to suit up to make that true.
Since Rondo has an extra year left on his contract, this isn’t exactly true. If you’re trying to dump a player you don’t take salary for the following year in the form of a negative player.