Clips/Sixers Deal

[boscel33]

Didi I miss this one somewhere or is it just not important?

"Report: Clippers trade guard Jared Cunningham to 76ers

The Los Angeles Clippers traded guard Jared Cunningham and cash to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Clippers have been working to clear roster space to explore more potential deals to improve their bench, league sources said.

Trading Cunningham spares the Clippers a cap hit. If they would've waived him, he would've counted against the cap based on the number of days he had been with the team.

It is unlikely the Sixers will keep Cunningham, who needs to be waived by Wednesday afternoon to avoid guaranteeing the balance of his $915,000 salary for the 2014-15 season.

Cunningham, 23, has averaged less than two points in limited minutes this season. He was the 24th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers but was shuttled to the Dallas Mavericks in a draft night deal. He’s had stops with Atlanta and Sacramento, too."

[Lucky17]

Not important.

[Donoghus]

Not important.

Unless your name is Jared Cunningham.

[Mlewis1392]

Anyway we can say this trade is just to help set up a future deal? Green to match up with doc?

[Lucky17]

Not important.

Unless your name is Jared Cunningham.

Or maybe Mrs. Jared Cunningham.

OK, it's important.

[Quetzalcoatl]

Not important.

Unless your name is Jared Cunningham.

Or maybe Mrs. Jared Cunningham.

OK, it's important.

Poor guy must be a stress ball right now

[Boris Badenov]

"You've been traded to the 76ers" is the NBA equivalent of "You're being transferred to the Russian front."

[Tr1boy]

After waiving nelson i wouldnt mind grabbing cunningham for a tryout. Super athlete. Decent handles.

[Surferdad]

Anyway we can say this trade is just to help set up a future deal? Green to match up with doc?

Makes sense that the Clips are clearing space for another move. There's an arms race going on in the West with 8 teams having a legit shot at the NBA finals.

[saltlover]

Clips are clearing space, yes, but they're nuzzled very near the hard cap.  Trading Cunnhingham helped give them a modicum more soace, but really only enough to add a min salary player.  I doubt Clips can take on any of our expensive vets.  They'd have a hard time of even affording Jameer Nelson.  They're more enabling themselves to sign someine in March after the trade deadline.

[Al91]

The Clips need a lot of work. I'm surprised this didn't get even a little more attention though. Woj has been known to report even the smallest deals from time to time. I heard the Clips were eyeing Wroten but now with this news of the Clips seeking A. Rivers...who knows? Neither Wroten or Rivers helps them right now to be honest. And they just lost out on acquiring Green so I don't know how they plan on addressing their SF issues before playoffs. CP3 is their best defensive presence on 1s, 2s, and 3s