SEPTEMBER 14TH, 5:22pm: Clark has signed with the Warriors, as Eric Pincus of Basketball Insiders reveals (Twitter link), though the team hasn’t made an announcement. It’s a non-guaranteed deal that becomes partially guaranteed for $474K if he’s not waived by the end of the day before opening night.
JULY 27TH, 2:38pm: The Warriors have agreed to sign two-year veteran shooting guard Ian Clark, reports Shams Charania of RealGM (Twitter link). Golden State and the David Mondress client are still negotiating terms, but Clark has committed to the team, Charania adds. Golden State is limited to paying him the minimum salary, so it would seem the back-and-forth would be over length and the amount of guaranteed money. He became an unrestricted free agent after the Nuggets decided against making a qualifying offer of about $1.147MM.
Clark, 24, had hoped the Nuggets would re-sign him after his summer league performance, in which he averaged 13.4 points per game and made 12 of 24 total three-point attempts, but Denver renounced its rights to him to clear cap room. That didn’t preclude the team from re-signing him, but it did make it seem to make the possibility less likely. Denver claimed him off waivers from the Jazz late last season, apparently with the idea of keeping him for this year, but it appears that plan didn’t work out.
Golden State has 13 guaranteed contracts, leaving room under the 15-man regular season roster limit for the team to give one to Clark. The Warriors have a connection with him that dates back to the Las Vegas Summer League in 2013, when a 33-point outburst in the championship game helped him secure a contract with the Jazz. He’d gone undrafted out of Belmont earlier that summer.
Do you think Ian Clark has a shot to make the rotation for the Warriors this year? Leave a comment to let us know.
Always wondered what happened to him after the 2013 summer league. Wasn’t he the summer league MVP? I thought he’d go to Santa Cruz. He’ll make the squad
For sure he gonna keep the job, GSW were desesperate to find a “cheap” shooter off-the-bench. It was him or Jason Richardson so they made the choise…
I think he’ll fill in for the departed Justin Holiday very nicely.
He has a shot to replace Holliday. He was impressive in summer league for the heat a couple of years back, and they liked him. Should be good depth for GS
I really want the warriors to sign Jason Richardson, but with the money, age, and upside this is the smarter player to take. Hope he can be our new holiday. Can’t wait to see how holiday does on a new team.
I think he’s perfect for their rotation. They needed a shooter off the bench. 3 splash brother now!!
No way
Ian Clark is perfect for them.
Ian Clark will help any roster.
Odds are good they will sign him. Livingston played well but major contributions were defense and