Marreese Speights has opted out of his 2017/18 contract with the Clippers, according to a tweet from his representatives, ASM Sports.
Speights, 29, signed a two-year deal with Los Angeles last summer that included a player option worth nearly $1.46MM for next season. He will be seeking significantly more in a long-term contract this summer.
Speights played all 82 games in his first season with the Clippers, mainly as a reserve, and averaged 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in about 16 minutes per night. A first-round pick by the Sixers in 2008, he has also played for the Grizzlies, Cavaliers and Warriors during his nine-year NBA career.
He should go back to GS
Almost 9 points a game should get him at least 10 mil a year the way the NBA throws around money…. lol
Backup center for the cavs!
Big market contenders aren’t going to give him the years or money he wants.
If he wants back in GS or to go to Cleveland he will have to take a minimum deal which is still better than playing for the clippers for $1.4MM but he can get paid on a non-contender.
he’s a goner, didn’t connect with anyone in the team. I know it really doesn’t mean much and kind of sounds dumb, but the only clipper that follows him on instagram is deandre. As silly as it is to use instagram to say he didn’t connect with people, it’s hard to imagine only getting one teammate to care enough to follow you
i hope he’s back though, he’s a perfect fit for the clippers off the bench
Should legally change his name to Mo Buckets