Caron Butler to sign with the Clippers

[snively]

Sheesh ... that is a lot of shot-takers.

Mo Williams - 12.5 to 15 FGAs a game last five years
Caron Butler - 13 to 16 FGAs last five years
Chris Kaman - 12 FGAs last year, 16 FGAs year before

That is before we even get to their two main scorers in Blake Griffin (17 FGAs) and Eric Gordon (17FGAs). I hope those guys accept their roles and don't start eating into Blake Griffin's + Eric Gordon's shot attempts.

Maybe they can move Kaman to the bench and get him shots as the 6th man.  Mo Williams is definitely the wrong PG for this team.  A shame to have a weapon like Griffin in the hands of a shoot-first guard.

[Liam W]

Wow are you serious?

The Clippers announced that they have come to terms with guard/forward Caron Butler

Butler will sign a 3yr contract worth $24million.

$8mill for a guy who hasnt been able to play 70 games since like 03?

Good job L.A. this contract really is head scratching to me considering you already have Eric Gordon, Randy Foye + Al Farooq Aminu all in place.

Why Sign a 31yr old for that ammount of money when you already have a good young core in place.

Makes no sense to me at all

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7332501/caron-butler-takes-3-year-24m-deal-los-angeles-clippers

[letsgoblue86]

Maybe so they can trade away those young pieces for Chris Paul?

[hpantazo]

wow, the bulls just got screwed here. The new CBA is doing a great job protecting GMs from themselves so far

[CelticHooligan3]

wow, the bulls just got screwed here. The new CBA is doing a great job protecting GMs from themselves so far

Second that motion. This is just plain asinine.

[BballTim]

£8mill for a guy who hasnt been able to play 70 games since like 03?

  I'd say that's more than $8M, but that's out of date currency, isn't it?

[Fafnir]

£8mill for a guy who hasnt been able to play 70 games since like 03?

  I'd say that's more than $8M, but that's out of date currency, isn't it?

The pound is still around.

The UK is quite happy they didn't join the Euro-zone.

[Liam W]

£8mill for a guy who hasnt been able to play 70 games since like 03?

  I'd say that's more than $8M, but that's out of date currency, isn't it?

The pound is still around.

The UK is quite happy they didn't join the Euro-zone.

it was a typo

 

[wontbstopped]

Horrible deal for the Clippers.

[action781]

I like it for the Clippers.  Good player, fits a need on the wing, makes Gordon possibly expendable in a trade for CP.  Not too much of a financial risk.

[BballTim]

£8mill for a guy who hasnt been able to play 70 games since like 03?

  I'd say that's more than $8M, but that's out of date currency, isn't it?

The pound is still around.

The UK is quite happy they didn't join the Euro-zone.

  I daresay they would be.

[TheTruthFot18]

What is Dallas going to do? No Butler, no Chandler...and possibly no Barea either.

My thinking exactly. And why would they leave after a championship year? Its not like they are 2-3 years out from a championship like us or the spurs. I guess money really is a big deal. Good job for the Clips though, they needed a sf but staying healthy will be a test there.

[snively]

The Bulls dodged a bullet.  I thought Caron Butler would have been a terrible fit with them. 

[Lucky17]

Ric Bucher says Butler turned down 4 years, $30 million from the Nets to sign with the Clips.

http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=RicBucher

[barefacedmonk]

Ric Bucher says Butler turned down 4 years, $30 million from the Nets to sign with the Clips.

http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=RicBucher

Nets trying to learn from lessons of last year, when they overpaid for players in free agency. They eased back on Caron Butler today.

http://twitter.com/wojyahoonba

Good for the Nets.