Marreese Speights Reportedly to Sign with Clippers: Contract Details, Reaction

July 8th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

Following a successful three-year spell with the Golden State Warriors, Marreese Speights has found a new home. The 28-year-old free-agent big man reportedly agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, per Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.

Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated confirmed the news. Zach Lowe of ESPN.com reported it's a minimum-salary signing.

Despite rejuvenating his career and winning an NBA title in Oakland, California, Speights looked likely to leave the Warriors.

After signing Kevin Durant, Golden State didn't have a ton of money to throw around this offseason without letting some free agents walk. Immediately after the Warriors lost Game 7 of the NBA Finals, team owner Joe Lacob made it clear big moves could be on the horizon, per ESPN's Marc Stein:



That came to fruition in the form of Durant.

While Speights was a valuable role player for Golden State, he's not irreplaceable.

In terms of his value on the free-agent market, Speights hurt himself this past season. His scoring average per 36 minutes dropped from 23.6 to 22.2, and he shot 43.2 perce ...

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