Collins was a great locker-room fit, but the Clippers …
Collins was a great locker-room fit, but the Clippers will have competition for his services if he doesn’t reach an extension before unrestricted free agency. The many adjustments in his role, from position to whether he started, will be something that needs to be considered. Mathurin wants to start, but the Clippers have all the leverage and won’t need to promise anything to a player the Pacers chose not to extend before this season despite being the sixth pick in the 2022 draft.
Beal is expected back next season after hip surgery, which will likely require picking up a player option he would have ideally declined if he were healthy. Lopez, Batum and Bogdanović are all great veteran role players, but they all have team options that the Clippers could decline for maximum flexibility. Jones and Dunn are extension eligible.
Young rotation players like Miller and Sanders are also on team options, which the Clippers could pick up as part of team-friendly deals. New York Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Collins was a great locker-room fit, but the Clippers …