The Lakers signed Watson to an Exhibit 10 deal Thursday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
The Clippers and Raptors both agreed Monday to finalize the trade sending Kawhi Leonard to Toronto for Ingram (heel), Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap and two second-rounders, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
The Clippers and Raptors mutually agreed Monday to complete the trade sending Leonard to Toronto in exchange for Brandon Ingram (heel), Gradey Dick, two unprotected first-round picks, one first-round pick swap and two second-rounders, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Kessler was highlighted as a strong fit with Luka Doncic after the Lakers paid a steep price to acquire him, Kevin O'Connor of Yahoo Sports reports.
Kawamura ended with five points (2-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-1 FT), one rebound, 10 assists and one steal in 18 minutes during China's 123-70 win over Qatar in Tuesday's FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Hachimura recorded 29 points (11-14 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), four rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block in 28 minutes during Japan's 106-78 win over Saudi Arabia in Thursday's FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Grimes figures to have an opportunity to fill the two-way role the Lakers need on the perimeter, with his defensive ability potentially being just as important as his production on the offensive end, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.
Christie's path to consistent minutes became even murkier after the Clippers acquired Max Strus.
Max Strus gives the Clippers another veteran wing capable of occupying many of the same lineup slots as Jones.
The arrival of Max Strus creates another source of competition for Hachimura in Los Angeles.
FanDuel. Rui Hachimura, who missed extended time with an injury, was worked back to 28 minutes in the Lakers Tuesday win against the Nuggets. Averaging 12 points in 30.7 minutes per game, this line reads as a touch low for Hachimura, even at 25-27 minutes. I’d bet this line up to over 9.5 points at -110 or better.
Rui Hachimura has played limited minutes since returning from injury. However, he has still scored at least nine points in three straight games. What makes me want to take a chance on this over is that he played 28 minutes in his last game, which is approaching his season average of 31 minutes a game. For the season, he has averaged 12.0 points. The Clippers have the ninth-worst defensive rating in the league and Hachimura scored 13 points over 31 minutes against them earlier in the season. I think he plays at least 25 minutes Thursday and maybe even approaches 30 minutes again.
The assumption in Inglewood tonight is that Kawhi Leonard will be available for the Clippers after missing the just-completed three-game road trip. If other news surfaces we'll update this space. With that in mind, there might be something poignant about this particular crosstown matchup as it was the last meeting on December 20 at Crypto.com that lit the fuse for the recent Clippers resurgence. That 103-88 win, with Kawhi scoring 32, triggered a six-game win streak and current 13-3 run that has the Clips back into the West play-in mix. Meanwhile we're not biting on this Lakers mini-uptick of two games, with one of the wins vs. Joker-less Denver and the other vs. a jet-lagged Toronto, preceded by a 1-5 stretch. Play Clippers.
