<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers will need a late rally to salvage their summer. Recapping so far: ? They used the 12th pick in last month's NBA draft to take a teenage Russian small forward who might not even be on their roster next season, passing on several shooting guards who might have filled their most pressing need. ? They lost out Friday in the bidding for free agent Bobby Simmons, who bolted for the Milwaukee Bucks, accepting a five-year, $47-million offer. Their focus now is on landing free-agent guard Cuttino Mobley, who would meet their need for a long-distance shooting threat and whose addition would ease the sting of losing Simmons, their third-leading scorer last season. Mobley, who made 43.9% of his three-point shots last season to rank third in the NBA, might be a better fit with the Clippers' other projected starters ? Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Chris Kaman and Shaun Livingston ? and would enable Maggette to move back to small forward, his more natural position. The Clippers last season ranked last in the NBA in three-point shots made and attempted. Mobley, who made $5.9 million last season, might also require a lesser financial commitment than Simmons, whose open-market value was higher than the Clippers had imagined. But he might cost them a player if he comes to them as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Sacramento Kings. Of course, he also could shun the Clippers and sign elsewhere. The Clippers said last month that they were confident they could land a veteran shooting guard in free agency. That was after they'd passed on a number of available guards, among them Rashad McCants, Antoine Wright, Francisco Garcia and Gerald Green, to draft Muscovite teen Yaroslav Korolev ? and before the top free-agent shooting guards started agreeing to deals with other teams. </div> Source
It's not surprising at all, I knew they would do it, and even while Simmons was stil here it was hinted. Anyways, I'm hoping Mobley can be acquired without overpaying, but I don't know if the Clips are even his first option with Denver also looking to get him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">It's not surprising at all, I knew they would do it, and even while Simmons was stil here it was hinted. Anyways, I'm hoping Mobley can be acquired without overpaying, but I don't know if the Clips are even his first option with Denver also looking to get him.</div> If the Clippers sign Cuttino Mobley, that most likely means they won't resign Marko Jaric, right? From what I understand, the team wants to play Shaun Livingston at Point Guard next year and wanted Jaric to play Shooting Guard. If the Clippers sign Mobley, I just can't see Jaric coming back to take an out of position role on the bench.
im pretty sure they will sign Mobley and wont sign Jaric. They will probably have Livingston start instead which i think will good for him
If the Clippers are going to get Mobley, there will have to be a sign and trade with the Kings. I will be shocked if the Kings let Mobley go for free.
