The Los Angeles Clippers retooled their lineup with strong perimeter threats on Tuesday when they acquired the services of Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Be sure to click here for Chris Bernucca’s report on the details of the trade. Clearly, the Clippers came out as the strongest team out of the deal. With Chris Paul signed up for five seasons, promising guard Eric Bledsoe became expendable for the Clippers. They
NBA free agency is officially in full swing. The biggest domino to fall in the first two days was also the leagues worst-kept secret, Chris Paul — No. 2 overall in Mighty Moke’s Free Agent Power Rankings — who re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers aren’t done, though, and they made more noise today with a trade that has helped reshape their roster in a much needed way: shooting. [Read more…]
After weeks of speculation, it seems that Eric Bledsoe has finally found a team to call home, the Phoenix Suns. [Details: Eric Bledsoe to Suns in three-team deal] For the Los Angeles clippers, they gain depth in perimeter shooting by gaining Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard JJ Redick and Phoenix small forward Jared Dudley. For Dudley, he gets to go home to California. LA LA!!! Big City of Dreams!!!! — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) July 2, 2013 First off have to thank the Suns org.. ESP Alvin.
The Los Angeles Clippers entered this offseason needing more outside shooting and a reserve big who can score. One need down, one to go. In a three-team deal reported by Yahoo! Sports, the Clippers landed guards J.J. Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks and Jared Dudley from the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers sent young point guard Eric Bledsoe and veteran forward Caron Butler to the Suns and a second-round pick to the Bucks. The Suns also sent a second-round pick to the Bucks. Redick received
Hello and welcome to the Evening News. As free agency begins, we will keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today? [Read more…]
One of the popular sports arguments in the Dallas area a few years ago was – as most of these arguments are – silly and pointless. In this case, the subject was trading one franchise for another and since that is not going to happen, why waste time? There are multiple answers to that not-so-great mystery: Newspapers and web sites have space to fill. Talk shows have time to fill. And besides, there is no greater tradition in sports than the
Hello and welcome to the Evening News. As we get set for the NBA draft, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today? [Read more…]
The 2012-2013 season is officially over, but Monday proved that the league never sleeps in the summer. The day kicked off with updated details on the Doc Rivers situation with the Los Angeles Clippers. While an agreement has been reached for Rivers to coach the team, they are still touching up on the formalities of a contract. More importantly, the Clippers can forget about acquiring Kevin Garnett any time soon, from ESPN.com: “The official completion of the deal that will send Doc Rivers