Swingman C.J. Williams is nearing the end of his 45-day limit with the Clippers and admits the situation weighs on him, as he told Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times. Williams scored a career-high 18 points on Tuesday in his 37th day with the club. Once he reaches the limit, he’ll either have to spend the rest of the season in the G League or receive a standard contract. The Clippers do have an open roster spot, as Turner notes. “It’s hard not to think about it,” Williams told Turner. “But once the game comes, I’m focused on the game, focused on what I’m doing. I can’t really think about what’s going to happen in the future.”
In other developments involving the team:
- Austin Rivers has missed the last two games with a sore right Achilles tendon. The combo guard is listed as questionable to play on Thursday. The club sent him to another specialist just to make sure the injury is not more serious than the original diagnosis, Turner writes in a separate story. “I know he was working out the last couple of days and had some discomfort. So they’re going to reevaluate his foot again,” coach and father Doc Rivers said. “I think they are going to send him to another guy and see what’s going on.”
- The Clippers have managed to hang around in the playoff race despite injuries to several key players. That’s made this a rewarding season thus far for Doc Rivers. “I just love coaching this team,” he told Elliott Teaford of the Orange County Register. “There are so many reasons we could have thrown in the towel. [Sunday], we had four of our top six scorers out. We have it over and over again and somebody else steps up. This team is a resilient team.”
- Earlier today, we asked you for your predictions on how the rest of the Clippers’ 2017/18 season will play out. Join our discussion right here.
Triston, shump 1st round for deandre
no
Only if it’s the Nets pick but the clips still might want more
Clips are out in the 1st round at best. Might as well get a starting center and a starting 2 with a potential lottery pick then lose deandre in free agency
Who is the starting center and shooting guard? Thompson and Shumpert? In what league?
Tristan, Shump, Nets pick, Zizic? This move would further improve their depth, which was always an issue with the CP3 teams, so that trade helped to further build depth. I’d like this trade for them, as it also allows them to retain flexibility to trade for another impact player, since they’ll have a high pick, a good prospect, and more contracts to match salary.
In the G League.