SOURCE: Clippers testing the market for star player...again (94 views)

[TimPig]

For the third offseason in a row, the Los Angeles Clippers are seeking to trade a star player. This time it's 34-year-old small forward Jake Shuttlesworth.

Last offseason, it was Rui Hachimura on the block. He recently signed a max contract extension to stay with the Clippers.

The year before, it was power forward Jon Pierce. He was recently amnestied by the Clippers in order to open the cap space to resign the aforementioned Hachimura.

Last season, Shuttlesworth's career saw a bit of a revival, as he had his highest points per game average and field goal percentage since the year 2000. He also set a career high in free throw percentage and three-point percentage.

Sources indicated to The TMBSL Times that Clippers GM Inur Fason did indeed receive some strong offers for both Hachimura and Pierce, but none were enough to get him to pull the trigger.

Asked if he'd be willing to return to the Clippers locker room if a trade is not worked out, as in the situations of Hachimura and Pierce, Shuttlesworth was adamant.

"You don't make no mistakes?!" responded Shuttlesworth. "You be out here shootin', but you don't miss no shots ever? EVER? People make mistakes! People veer off the path! God forgives them!"

Early indications are that Shuttlesworth, who has a limited no-trade clause, would like to head to Houston where he can join his son, Jesus, on the Rockets. Jake's hope would be to patch up the two's widely-publicized broken relationship before his retirement, which is expected to happen in the next 3-4 seasons.

It's unknown if the Rockets would have the young assets the Clippers desire in any sort of trade.

[eric]

why would you take assets and expirings for a player when you can just pay 50,000 to amnesty them

[fason]

Jul 9, 2018 15:29:29 GMT eric said:

why would you take assets and expirings for a player when you can just pay 50,000 to amnesty them

"Assets"

Pete Holzman (6m 3 yrs)

Devon Hall (8.5m 2 yrs)

Kendall Stephenson (expecting to sign to 6m 1 yr)

2004 Knicks 2nd

2000 dump bucks

1. There is one expiring deal in there
2. Taking this wouldn't have cleared enough space to resign Hachimura and fill out the rest of my roster
3. I didn't feel like putting in the effort or giving up my future picks to get rid of Hall and Holzman

[TimPig]

Fason and I didn't get too deep into Rui talks, but I was willing to offer a package centered around Perkins and one other prospect, likely Sarunas.

[eric]

Jul 9, 2018 15:57:36 GMT fason said:

Jul 9, 2018 15:29:29 GMT eric said:

why would you take assets and expirings for a player when you can just pay 50,000 to amnesty them

"Assets"

Pete Holzman (6m 3 yrs)

Devon Hall (8.5m 2 yrs)

Kendall Stephenson (expecting to sign to 6m 1 yr)

2004 Knicks 2nd

2000 dump bucks

1. There is one expiring deal in there
2. Taking this wouldn't have cleared enough space to resign Hachimura and fill out the rest of my roster
3. I didn't feel like putting in the effort or giving up my future picks to get rid of Hall and Holzman

holzman was and remains a good player

if you had paid as many as 51,999 bucks to someone to take hall, you still would have come out ahead AND had space for rui

[fason]

Jul 9, 2018 16:39:21 GMT eric said:

Jul 9, 2018 15:57:36 GMT fason said:

"Assets"

Pete Holzman (6m 3 yrs)

Devon Hall (8.5m 2 yrs)

Kendall Stephenson (expecting to sign to 6m 1 yr)

2004 Knicks 2nd

2000 dump bucks

1. There is one expiring deal in there
2. Taking this wouldn't have cleared enough space to resign Hachimura and fill out the rest of my roster
3. I didn't feel like putting in the effort or giving up my future picks to get rid of Hall and Holzman

holzman was and remains a good player

if you had paid as many as 51,999 bucks to someone to take hall, you still would have come out ahead AND had space for rui

AND filling out the rest of my roster?

Keeping Pierce to make a run at another title was worth spending the 50k to me.  

[eric]

Jul 9, 2018 16:58:36 GMT fason said:

Jul 9, 2018 16:39:21 GMT eric said:

holzman was and remains a good player

if you had paid as many as 51,999 bucks to someone to take hall, you still would have come out ahead AND had space for rui

AND filling out the rest of my roster?

Keeping Pierce to make a run at another title was worth spending the 50k to me.  

AND filling out the rest of your roster, since with holzman you wouldn't need any more wing players

and it's great that you value a title run that way. that you only bring it up after your first reason is disproven suggests that it's not a reason, but a rationalization

[fason]

Jul 9, 2018 17:11:07 GMT eric said:

Jul 9, 2018 16:58:36 GMT fason said:

AND filling out the rest of my roster?

Keeping Pierce to make a run at another title was worth spending the 50k to me.  

AND filling out the rest of your roster, since with holzman you wouldn't need any more wing players

and it's great that you value a title run that way. that you only bring it up after your first reason is disproven suggests that it's not a reason, but a rationalization

No that was literally why I didn't accept your offer after I thought about the three things I said in my post before.   I was only addressing what you said about expirings and assets.  

I even told you in our PMs.

[eric]

if you honestly think that's what that image says i don't know what to tell you

[fason]

What part of "let it ride" do you not understand?

[eric]

smh this is worse than when challenge people tweet a halfheartedly mean thing at cara maria to set themselves up for the next season of rivals