The Clippers have signed free agent guard Xavier Moon to a two-way contract, the team announced on Wednesday. Moon will fill the two-way spot previously held by Joshua Primo, who was promoted to the standard roster.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported nine days ago that the two moves would be coming. The Clippers took their time to save some money — their luxury tax bill is massive.
Moon, who played in a handful of non-NBA leagues from 2017-21 after going undrafted out of Morehead State, has spent parts of the last two years with the Clippers, finishing the 2022/23 season on a two-way contract with the club. He has appeared in 14 total games for Los Angeles, averaging 4.6 points and 2.1 assists in 11.2 minutes per night.
The 28-year-old played for the Ontario Clippers – L.A.’s G League affiliate – for most of last season, putting up 20.1 PPG, 5.5 APG, and 3.9 RPG with a shooting line of .523/.389/.824 in 48 total regular season and Showcase Cup games (31.0 MPG). The performance earned him a spot on the All-NBAGL Third Team. He was also named to the All-Summer League Second Team in July.
In three Showcase Cup games (25.5 MPG) with Ontario in ’23/24, the 6’2″ guard has averaged 12.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, and 3.3 SPG on .412/.250/1.000 shooting. It seems likely that he will continue to spend much of his time in the G League, but he’ll receive a raise due to his new contract.
The Clippers’ 18-man roster will be full once Daniel Theis clears waivers and officially signs with L.A.
Yay Theis (C trapped in a PFs body)