The LA Clippers could look at a Jamal Crawford trade this offseason after signing Paul Pierce, Josh Smith and Pablo Prigioni and teams like the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers or Blazers could be options this comes as Los Angeles has had interest in bringing back Glen Davis as a free agent.
The Clippers have made some big moves this offseason, including signing back DeAndre Jordan after he verbally agreed to a deal with the Mavericks. The Clippers also signed Josh Smith, Paul Pierce, Pablo Prigioni and Wesley Johnson while also trading for Lance Stephenson to help strengthen the depth for the team. According to Marc Stein at ESPN, Crawford has been a trade target for the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason, but the teams have not recently talked about a deal.
Crawford is making $5.6 million this season and he will be a free agent in 2016 and after all the moves the Clippers made, he could be expendable. Crawford made some comments on social media that were picked up and the Orange County Register reported that Crawford could be "unhappy" about his situation on the team. Crawford has been a dependable scorer for the Clippers and he comes in after averaging 15 points per game and shooting 39 percent from the field.
The Clippers have also been looking to add another big man after signing Cole Aldrich to backup Jordan and Davis could be an option to come back. According to Sportando, sources reported that Davis is "open to playing" in Europe or overseas in a Chinese league if he does not get a deal in the NBA for this season. Davis is "in talks" with the Clippers about re-signing, but no deal has been struck yet.
Davis was a bench player for the Clippers last season and he appeared in 74 games, averaging four points with 2.3 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. The Clippers could use another bench option in the front court, but they have solid depth now with Smith and Aldrich signed as free agents. Pro Basketball Reports that the Clippers have waived Jordan Hamilton after previously signing him to a non-guaranteed deal. The team announced the move and it comes after Hamilton played in 14 games, averaging 2.7 points and one rebound in eight minutes per game.
The Cavs have trade exceptions after making the deal with Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to the Blazers and they could look at Crawford. Bleacher Report threw out some names like Kevin Martin, Channing Frye and Andrea Bargnani as options and Crawford also could be a fit, as the team was once looking for more outside scoring. The Heat have been looking to trade Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen and could look at making a move.
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