Los Angeles Clippers Make Jordan Farmar Available
- Updated: January 12, 2015
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According to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated the Los Angeles Clippers have opened up trade talks with numerous teams surrounding Jordan Farmer.
Clippers have engaged a few teams on Jordan Farmar, per sources. Belief is LA looking for an expiring deal to send to BOS for Austin Rivers.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) January 12, 2015
The Clippers have been working on a way to land Doc Rivers’ son Austin Rivers after he was traded from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Boston Celtics over the weekend.
Farmer has struggled in his first season with the Clippers. He hasn’t performed too poorly but Austin provides a higher upside than Farmer does.
Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles times brought up a valid point about why the Clippers and Celtics can’t just do a Rivers for Farmer swap.
Issue with moving Jordan Farmar – he has a player option – he’s not as attractive in a salary dump
— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) January 11, 2015
With the player option Farmer would most likely opt in to his contract with the Celtics and that would not be part of their plan going forward. Therefore, if the Celtics are going to trade Rivers they would like to receive either draft picks or an expiring contract. The Celtics have been collecting draft picks and expiring contracts as a part of their rebuilding plan.
Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported that the Clippers remain extremly confident that a deal will get done this week to bring Austin to Los Angeles.
One source close to the process says the Clippers are “very confident” they will strike a deal to land Austin Rivers this week
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) January 12, 2015
Clippers fans be ready for a few changes! Looks like Jordan Farmer is out and Austin Rivers is in sooner rather than later.
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