The Los Angeles Clippers made some major moves hours before Thursday’s trade deadline. According to tweets via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers acquired veteran shooting guard Eric Gordon from the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade that also involved the Memphis Grizzlies. Wojnarowski also tweeted that Los Angeles landed point guard Bones Hyland in a trade with the Denver Nuggets and sent point guard Reggie Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets for center Mason Plumlee. John Wall is headed back to Houston, with the Rockets also acquiring the rights to swap the Bucks’ first-round pick they own with the Clippers’ first-round pick in the upcoming draft. Wall sat out all of last season while he was with the Rockets before heading to L.A., where he signed a two-year extension with the Clippers – he has one year left on his deal. Wall has played in 34 games for the Clippers and is averaging 11.4 points and 5.2 assists this season.
Aside from Norman Powell, the Clippers have struggled to produce; Powell is averaging 16.9 points, and Wall (11.4 ppg) was the only other reserve averaging at least 10 points. Adding Gordon and Hyland may solve that issue as both players are comfortable in bench roles. Gordon has started in all 47 of his appearances this season for a young Rockets team and is averaging 13.1 points per game. Hyland has started only one game in 42 appearances this season and is averaging 12.1 points and 3.0 assists. Plumlee is averaging career highs in points (12.3), rebounds (9.7) and field goal percentage (67.2%) and is averaging 3.7 assists this season for the Hornets.
The Clippers (31-27) will bring their new roster to Friday’s match vs. the Milwaukee Bucks (37-17).
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