Johnson posted 15 points (4-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 6-9 FT), five rebounds and two assists over 20 minutes during Friday's 126-97 preseason win over the Kings.
Fox tallied 16 points (5-9 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds and three assists in 22 minutes in Friday's 126-97 preseason win over the Kings.
Wembanyama ended with 14 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT), eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks across 17 minutes in Friday's 126-97 preseason win over Sacramento.
Harper logged 19 points (7-12 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-4 FT), four assists and a steal over 21 minutes during Friday's 126-97 preseason win over the Kings.
Christie agreed to a two-way contract with the Clippers on Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
Johnson (rest) will play in Friday's preseason game against the Kings, Matt Guzman of SI.com reports.
Champagnie (rest) will suit up for Friday's preseason finale against the Kings, Matt Guzman of SI.com reports.
Mensah signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Clippers on Thursday, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.
The Clippers waived Loyer on Thursday, per Law Murray of The Athletic.
Fox tallied nine points (3-5 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and four assists over 19 minutes during Wednesday's 123-103 preseason win over the Suns.
FanDuel. This is a sneaky spot for one of my early season favorites, Julian Champagnie. With Victor Wembanyama sitting this one out, Champagnie should see an uptick in usage and minutes. It’s a solid spot against the Clippers drop coverage defense - Champagnie should find open looks from long range. Not only is the versatile wing over in 9/15 games without Wemby this season, but he’s also been surprisingly solid in back to backs, clearing this line in 11/14. I’d bet this to over 16.5.
How much is Victor Wembanyama worth? Apparently almost 7 points as the Spurs were as high as -4.5, but he will sit in LA. Now, I have learned not just fade teams because their star is out. It's almost as if the opponent is flat not playing him. But the Clips are playing for seeding, healthy and on normal rest. The Spurs have a mega-showdown Saturday in Denver: Wemby vs. Nikola as a lead-in to the Final Four. So I tend to think this might be not a punt game but ... mail it in at the half if down double-digits type one.
I’m going to take a shot here on De’Aaron Fox who were getting a hefty discount on his scoring line. Fox has been held under this line in five consecutive games, however they were all blowouts where he failed to log 30+ minutes in a single game. He’ll face a Clippers team that has plenty to play for in a game that projects to be competitive. I like Fox’s chances of getting back on track tonight.
Stephon Castle produced 15 points and 11 assists against the Warriors on Wednesday. Despite this being the second game of a back-to-back set, Castle should play his normal allotment of minutes with the Spurs trying to catch the Thunder for the top seed in the West. I’m surprised this line has been set so low, given that Castle has combined for at least 23 points and assists in 10 of his last 11 games. One of those games was against the Clippers when he had 23 points and eight assists. I’ll bite and take the over on this combined prop.
After being limited in his first couple of games back from injury, Darius Garland has been locked in offensively. Over his last 12 games, he has shot 50.5% from the field and 51.5% from behind the arc. During that stretch, he scored at least 20 points in a game nine times. That included a matchup with the Spurs in which he had 25 points over 32 minutes. Both of these teams are jockeying for playoff positioning, so in what I think will be a competitive matchup, I like Garland to hit this over.
