Los Angeles Clippers Salary Archive – 2020/21

Quick: Over the cap and hard-capped by the Serge Ibaka contract via the non-taxpayer mid-level exception.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Hard Cap: $138,928,000

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Reggie Jackson, Rajon Rondo, Patrick Beverley, Terance Mann, Yogi Ferrell
SG: Paul George, Luke Kennard, Jayden Scrubb (two-way, injured)
SF: Kawhi Leonard, Amir Coffey (two-way)
PF: Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Oturu
C: Ivica Zubac, DeMarcus Cousins, Serve Ibaka (injured)

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

Exceptions

• Trade Exception (Landry Shamet, expiring 7/28/21) — $1,995,120
• Trade Exception (Rodney McGruder, expiring 7/28/21) — $497,418
• Trade Exception (Mfiondu Kabengele, expiring 2/8/22*) — $2,075,880
• Mid-Level Exception — $0 (Serge Ibaka)
• Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

* Exact date TBD.

Waived Players: Joakim Noah, Justin Patton, Malik Fitts, Ky Bowman, Jordan Ford, Rayjon Tucker

Traded Players: Mfiondu Kabengele, Lou Williams

Expired 10-Day Contracts: DeMarcus Cousins (two), Malik Fitts, Yogi Ferrell

G-League Affiliate: Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario (Dee Brown general manager, Brian Adams head coach)

Two-Way Contracts: Amir Coffey, Jayden Scrubb (two years)

Note: Two-Way Contracts pay $449,115 for the full 2020-21 season, pro-rated based on in-season signing date. Once a player reaches 50 games played, his salary will jump to the minimum for his years of service.

Governor: Steve Ballmer

Basketball Executives

• Lawrence Frank — executive vice president of basketball operations
• Michael Winger — general manager
• Mark Hughes — assistant general manager
• Trent Redden — assistant general manager
• Jerry West — consultant
• Jason Piombetti — director of college player personnel
• Jud Winton — vice president, research and analytics

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Tyronn Lue

Assistants: Dan Craig (associate head coach), Kenny Atkinson, Chauncey Billups, Jeremy Castleberry, Larry Drew, Brendan O’Conner, Roy Rogers, Shaun Fein, Chad Bell, Natalie Nakase, Dahntay Jones, Beau Levesque, Cam Hodges

Trainers: Jasen Powell

Pick Swaps

• 2021 — The New York Knicks have swap rights, provided the Clippers’ pick is lower than 4th (Marcus Morris).
• 2021 — Owe a second-rounder to the Charlotte Hornets (Miles Bridges).
• 2022 — Owed a second-rounder (top-54 protected) from the Sacramento Kings (Mfiondu Kabengele).
• 2022 — Owe a first-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Paul George).
• 2023 — The Oklahoma City Thunder can swap first-rounders (Paul George).
• 2024 — Owed a second-rounder from the Detroit Pistons (Luke Kennard).
• 2024 — Owe a first-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Paul George).
• 2025 — Owed a second-rounder from the Detroit Pistons (Luke Kennard).
• 2025 — The Oklahoma City Thunder can swap first-rounders (Paul George).
• 2026 — Owed a second-rounder from the Detroit Pistons (Luke Kennard).
• 2026 — Owe a first-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Paul George).
• 2027 — Owe a second-rounder to the Atlanta Hawks (Rajon Rondo).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $2,744,338 to the Sacramento Kings (Mfiondu Kabengele), $1,350,000 to the Atlanta Hawks (Rajon Rondo) — $1,522,662 remaining

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $0

Transactions

• 9/28/20 — Agreed to part ways with coach Doc Rivers.
• 10/20/20 — Hired coach Tyronn Lue.
• 11/18/20 — Drafted Reggie Perry (2020-57th).
• 11/19/20 — JaMychal Green declined his player option.
• 11/19/20 — Declined to issue a qualifying offer to Johnathan Motley.
• 11/19/20 — Traded Rodney McGruder and $1 million to the Detroit Pistons, and Landry Shamet and the rights to Reggie Perry (2020-57th) to the Brooklyn Nets for Luke Kennard, Justin Patton, a Portland Trail Blazers 2023 second-rounder and three Pistons’ second-rounders (2024, 2025 and 2026), and the rights to Jayden Scrubb (2020-55th) from the Nets.
• 11/19/20 — Traded the rights to Mathias Lessort (2017-50th) and a Detroit Pistons 2023 second-rounder to the Minnesota Timberwolves for the rights to Daniel Oturu (2020-33rd).
• 11/23/20 — Signed Jayden Scrubb (2020-55th) to a two-year two-way contract ($50,000 guaranteed each season).
• 11/25/20 — Re-signed Marcus Morris to a four-year $64 million contract.
• 11/25/20 — Signed Serge Ibaka to a two-year $18,978,900 contract, player option on the final season.
• 11/25/20 — Re-signed Patrick Patterson to a $3,077,704 contract.
• 11/27/20 — Signed Daniel Oturu (2020-33rd) to a two-year $2,416,291 minimum contract.
• 11/27/20 — Signed Malik Fitts to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
• 11/27/20 — Signed Jordan Ford to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
• 11/30/20 — Signed Ky Bowman to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
• 12/1/20 — Signed Nicolas Batum to a $2,564,753 minimum contract.
• 12/1/20 — Signed Rayjon Tucker to a non-guaranteed $1,445,697 minimum summer contract (Exhibits 9 and 10).
• 12/1/20 — Re-signed Reggie Jackson to a $2,331,593 contract.
• 12/10/20 — Re-signed Paul George to a five-year $176,265,152 extension (four additional years, including opting out of his initial 2021-22 salary), player option on final season.
• 12/14/20 — Waived Malik Fitts, Ky Bowman and Jordan Ford.
• 12/18/20 — Waived Rayjon Tucker.
• 12/21/20 — Signed Luke Kennard to a four-year $64 million contract (incentives TBD), team option on the final season.
• 12/29/20 — Declined the third-year rookie-scale option on Mfiondu Kabengele.
• 3/22/21 — Jerome Robinson ($3,567,720) and Derrick Walton Jr ($1,445,697) trade exceptions expired.
• 3/23/21 — Traded Mfiondu Kabengele, a protected Atlanta Hawks’ 2022 second-rounder (top-55) and $2,744,338 to the Sacramento Kings for a protected 2022 second-rounder (top-54).
• 3/24/21 — Traded Lou Williams, a Portland Trail Blazers’ 2023 second-rounder, a 2027 second-rounder and $1,350,000 to the Atlanta Hawks for Rajon Rondo.
• 4/5/21 — Signed DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day $175,668 contract.
• 4/9/21 — Re-signed Malik Fitts to a 10-day $61,528 contract.
• 4/15/21 — Re-signed DeMarcus Cousins to a second 10-day $175,668 contract.
• 4/19/21 — Malik Fitts’ 10-day contract expired.
• 4/19/21 — Signed Yogi Ferrell to a 10-day $118,983 contract.
• 4/25/21 — DeMarcus Cousins’ 10-day contract expired.
• 4/26/21 — Re-signed DeMarcus Cousins for the rest of the season to a $368,903 minimum contract.
• 4/29/21 — Yogi Ferrell’s 10-day contract expired.
• 4/29/21 — Re-signed Yogi Ferrell to a partially-guaranteed two-year $2,191,180 minimum contract.

No-Trade: Patrick Patterson (One-Year Bird), Reggie Jackson (One-Year Bird)

Trade Kickers

• Kawhi Leonard — 15 percent
• Serge Ibaka — 15 percent

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

Poison Pill

• Luke Kennard — $12,254,765 (expiring 8/2/21)

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

• None

Qualifying Offers

• None

Unsigned Draft Picks

• First-rounders: None
• Second-rounders: David Michineau (2016-39th), Vladimir Veremeenko (2006-48th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries — Next Cut-Down Date*

• None

* Players and teams can agree to push back cut-down dates but not past January 7 each year.

Rookie-Scale Extension Eligible

• None

Rookie-Scale Options

• None

Arena: Staples Center

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(Updated on 5/27/21)