Clearing things up
No, the Clippers aren't that fickle. They didn't just go and trade for Hassan Adams in the morning and waive him at noon for no reason. Well, they did, but it's for a pretty good reason.
In between completing the trade for Adams, which basically cost them nothing (a conditional second round pick in 2015 so protected it'll likely never change hands), and waiving Adams, the club learned that Fred Jones was healthy enough to play in Thursday's game against San Antonio.
So the choice became Adams --a player the team liked, but who would need some time to learn the system -- or Jones, who had played well for them before hurting his foot on Sunday and being waived Monday.
The team chose Jones. The team is expected to sign him to a 10-day contract in the morning and he should be on the court tommorrow night.
``We were just hedging our bets on Fred's injury,'' assistant general manager Neil Olshey said. ``He'd played well for us, and if he was healthy, we felt comfortable putting him out on the court tommorrow.''
Their decision to sign Jones to a 10 day contract means what? Is that like signing him for the rest of the year because contracts become guaranteed Friday? Or is it exactly what it sounds like, he is signed for 10 days, and the 10th day the Clippers have the option to resign him or release him?
Hey Ramona I know it hasn't been long since you last updated us with the Clippers injuries, but I was wondering if you thought Zach, Chris, and Baron would be back sometime before this months end?
Oh and to "LetsGoClippers", correct me if I'm wrong, but it's just a straight up 10 day contract. I think by the trade deadline they have to either sign him for the remainder of the season or drop him.
I think Zach will be back very soon, followed by Baron, followed by Chris.
I'd be surprised if Zach wasn't back within a week or so, if Baron wasn't back in a week to two weeks. As for Chris, I'm not sure any more.
It could be two weeks, it could be a month, or two months. Hard to say on that one.