The 6-foot-7 forward, who had off-court issues, could help fill the void after Paul George agreed to join the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency.
The Clippers have interest in signing unrestricted free-agent forward Miles Bridges, according to people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. It would probably take a sign-and-trade deal in which the Clippers to send a draft pick to Charlotte for Bridges, who averaged 21 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 46.2% from the field last season for the Hornets. Names that have come up for a possible deal are Norman Powell, who makes $19.
Bridges was accused of assaulting the mother of his children in front of them in Los Angeles. Bridges also faced three charges for an alleged violation of a domestic violence protection order on Oct. 6, 2023, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property, but the charges were dropped because of “insufficient evidence.
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