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The beginning of coaching camp is simply days away, however the LA Clippers’ roster continues to be taking form. LA made waves on Friday after they added a gifted however controversial participant to their roster. Former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo hasn’t performed within the NBA in a yr however will now be part of the Clippers on a two-way contract.
After some severe allegations pressured the Spurs to waive him, it seemingly marked an unceremonious finish to a brief however promising NBA profession. In spite of everything, Primo barely performed greater than a season with the Spurs after they unexpectedly took him twelfth general within the 2021 NBA Draft.
Because the youngest participant within the draft, the Spurs gambled on his potential when many mock drafts didn’t have him going within the first spherical or being chosen in any respect. They even believed that he might turn into a possible centerpiece given his dimension at level guard, taking pictures capacity, and work ethic. Nevertheless, his alleged misconduct derailed his NBA profession.
The Clippers’ newest signing is popping heads for all of the mistaken causes.
Now, the Clippers have made the questionable determination to signal him, even after an investigation by the NBA concluded that he had performed what he had been accused of. Is he definitely worth the unhealthy publicity that signing him to a contract, albeit a two-way contract, brings?
In principle, an excellent group that has very restricted choices to enhance, taking a flyer on a latest lottery choose that didn’t fail on account of on-the-court struggles is smart. The issue is that even when he was a surefire dwelling run signing, the Clippers or every other group shouldn’t even contact him given the outcomes of the league’s investigation.
That’s not even mentioning the message it sends to their feminine staff and feminine followers. Particularly with different latest troubling incidents involving gamers, a coach, and girls. Dangerous transfer by the Clippers.
Revealed on 09/30/2023 at 12:30 PM EDTLast up to date on 09/30/2023 at 7:41 AM EDT
