The LA Clippers have received contract news ahead of NBA free agency
While the biggest NBA story leading up to free agency is the contract situation of LA Clippers star Paul George, there are other orders of business that must be taken care of as well. Saturday is the deadline for all player and team options, meaning George must make a decision in the next day. Veteran point guard Russell Westbrook also had a player option he must decide on.
The Clippers have already received word from 13-year veteran P.J. Tucker that he will be picking up his $11.5M player option for next season . This is not a surprising development, because while Tucker was very open about his frustration with his role last season, he would not receive anywhere near $11.5M in free agency, which made this an easy call for him.
In 31 games for the Clippers last season, Tucker averaged 1.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, and 0.5 APG on 36.0% from the field.Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season.
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