<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kendrick-perkins-gets-shredded-bizarre-mason-plumlee-suns-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendrick Perkins gets shredded for bizarre Mason Plumlee-Suns take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kendrick-Perkins-gets-shredded-for-bizarre-Mason-Plumlee-Suns-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendrick Perkins gets shredded for bizarre Mason Plumlee-Suns take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T14:41:27-07:00">October 9th, 2:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T15:50:31-07:00">October 9th, 3:50pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is catching flak for his take on Mason Plumlee and the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns. Despite veteran guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bradley-beals-eye-opening-claim-suns-rookies-hype-fans">Bradley Beal overhyping the Suns’ incoming rookies</a> last week, it isn’t easy to gauge what to expect from superstars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Beal, and the Suns after the Minnesota Timberwolves swept them in last year’s playoffs. Phoenix is far removed from the championship-contending team it once was. However, Perkins gives them the benefit of the doubt heading into the upcoming regular season.</p><p>On a recent episode of ESPN’s NBA Today, Perkins talked about how the Suns’ superstar trio will get the most from their free agent signing in Plumlee and how the veteran will <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNBA/status/1844095985883959396" rel="noopener">make his presence felt</a> on both ends of the floor.</p><p>“This guy [Mason] Plumlee. He is so valuable to this team,” Perkins said. “Every single team he’s been on, he’s moved the goalpost on both ends of the floor.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The [Phoenix Suns] are my darkhorse to win it all." 🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/KendrickPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KendrickPerkins</a> has high expectations for KD and Book in the West this season 😤 <a href="https://t.co/KNz3r6CKej">pic.twitter.com/KNz3r6CKej</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1844095985883959396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-add-recent-clippers-big-man-in-free-agency">Suns signed Plumlee to a one-year, $3.3 million contract</a> over the summer.</p><h2><b>Kendrick Perkins says no one is afraid of champion Celtics</b></h2><p>ESPN analyst <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kendrick-perkins-pours-cold-water-back-to-back-pursuit">Kendrick Perkins doesn’t believe Celtics can win back-to-back</a> championships in 2025. However, the Suns’ Plumlee signing, coupled with Durant winning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics and adding former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer, who guided the Bucks to an NBA title in 2021, <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNBA/status/1844095985883959396" rel="noopener">are contributing factors</a> to Perkins picking the Suns as the team to look out for in the West.</p><p>“They’re [Suns] my darkhorse to win it all,” Perkins said. “We saw a disgruntled Kevin Durant average 27 points last year, and he wasn’t seeing eye-to-eye with Frank Vogel. Now, he’s coming in fresh off winning the gold medal. We saw the joy that he was playing with. Now, he has Mike Budenholzer over there. Mike Budenholzer is coming in with something to prove, felt like he shouldn’t have been fired from the Milwaukee Bucks. Bradley Beal is happy. We saw how great Devin Booker looked in the Olympics, and they filled in the pieces.”</p><p>After beating the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers in their preseason opener, the Suns are 2-0 and hosting the Pistons for a rematch on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kendrick Perkins gets shredded for bizarre Mason Plumlee-Suns take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-latest-status-update-indicates-return-right-around-corner');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers: Mason Plumlee’s latest status update indicates return is right around the corner');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mason_Plumlee_s_latest_status_update_indicates_return_is_right_around_the_corner.webp"></figure><h1>Clippers: Mason Plumlee’s latest status update indicates return is right around the corner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-01T07:30:06-08:00">January 1st, 7:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-01T07:30:06-08:00">January 1st, 7:30am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers veteran big man Mason Plumlee has not seen action <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury" rel="noopener">for over a month</a>, but it appears that he’s close to finally making a return to the court after getting a <a href="https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1741643669923623010" rel="noopener">questionable label</a> ahead of Monday’s game against the Miami Heat at home, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.</p><p><i>“Kawhi Leonard (left hip) is listed as questionable to play tomorrow against Miami. Mason Plumlee (left MCL) has been upgraded to questionable.”</i></p><p>The last time Plumlee played was way back on Nov. 6 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Plumlee suffered the injury when Knicks forward Julius Randle collided with him while going after the ball.</p><p>The Clippers shouldn’t be in a rush to get Plumlee back, as they have been successful on the court for the most part of the center’s absence. However, several weeks away from the action seems enough for Plumlee to suit up again sooner rather than later. Ivica Zubac has been dependable as the starting center of Los Angeles, while Daniel Theis has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-clippers-trade-target-daniel-theis-mason-plumlee-injury" rel="noopener">also been solid</a> serving as Zubac’s backup.</p><p>Plumlee is playing on a one-year, $5 million deal he signed with the Clippers back in the summer. Before that, he was traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Clippers in February.</p><p>So far in the 2023-24 NBA regular season, he is averaging 5.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, while shooting 63.2 percent from the field. Plumlee provides muscle in the middle, rebounding, and underrated playmaking as a passer for the Clippers, who are zeroing in on their 20th win of the campaign.</p><p>The 33-year-old Plumlee was selected in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers: Mason Plumlee’s latest status update indicates return is right around the corner

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-mason-plumlee-injury-update-ahead-of-new-years-day-game-vs-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kawhi Leonard, Mason Plumlee injury update ahead of New Year’s Day game vs. Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kawhi-Leonard-Mason-Plumlee-Los-Angeles-Clippers.jpeg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Kawhi Leonard, Mason Plumlee injury update ahead of New Year’s Day game vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-31T12:55:20-08:00">December 31st, 12:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-31T12:56:25-08:00">December 31st, 12:56pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his seventh season as the LA Clippers beat writer for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content below:</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers got positive updates regarding Kawhi Leonard and Mason Plumlee ahead of the team’s New Year’s Day game against the Miami Heat.</p><p>Leonard, who has missed the last four games due to a hip contusion, <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1741532343033270707" rel="noopener">returned to practice</a> on Sunday afternoon and fully participated. The two-time NBA Finals MVP was expected to be a limited participant in the Clippers’ last practice, but ended up not participating. With Kawhi Leonard practicing, there’s a chance he’s able to return for Monday night’s game against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kawhi Leonard is practicing today, says Ty Lue.</p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1741532343033270707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In 27 appearances for the Clippers this season, Kawhi Leonard is averaging 24.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game on 52.1 percent shooting from the field and 42.9 percent from three.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-christmas-day-notes-about-kawhi-leonard-james-harden-la" rel="noopener">Leonard told ClutchPoints</a> last weekend that he didn’t expect to be out long, so it certainly appears like a return is nearing for him.</p><p>Mason Plumlee, who has been out with a sprained MCL in his left knee suffered against the New York Knicks on November 6th, is also fully participating in his first full practice today as well. Plumlee had been playing in three-on-three and five-on-five in practices, coming out of each of the last couple of practices pain free.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mason Plumlee is practicing today for the Clippers</p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1741534567717380383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In six games this season, Mason Plumlee is averaging 5.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game on 63.2 percent shooting.</p><p>His return will create an interesting dilemma for the Clippers, who signed free agent Daniel Theis to be the backup center following Plumlee’s injury. Having found a rotation that works for them and with Plumlee’s return on the horizon, it remains to be seen what the Clippers do with their big men. James Harden has also been putting in a lot of extra work with Ivica Zubac and Daniel Theis trying to figure out their respective two-man game together.</p><p>Will the Clippers change things up and go with two bigs in the second unit? Will one be a complete DNP? Will Tyronn Lue take a game-by-game approach to who he believes the Clippers will need more?</p><p>The Clippers take on the Heat on Monday night at 7:30PM PST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kawhi Leonard, Mason Plumlee injury update ahead of New Year’s Day game vs. Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-clippers-trade-target-daniel-theis-mason-plumlee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nba-rumors-clippers-targeting-pacers-daniel-theis-with-mason-plumlee-out-indefinitely.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-09T12:58:50-08:00">November 9th, 12:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-09T12:59:40-08:00">November 9th, 12:59pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Clippers center Mason Plumlee suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury" rel="noopener">left knee MCL sprain</a> on Monday night against the New York Knicks. Upon heading back to Los Angeles to undergo further testing, Plumlee is now expected to <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1722686748793126929?s=20" rel="noopener">miss multiple months</a> with his MCL sprain, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.</p><p>The good news for Plumlee and Los Angeles is that this does not appear to be a season-ending injury and he should be able to return at some point in 2024.</p><p>The team acquired Plumlee at the trade deadline last season from the Charlotte Hornets and he has provided the Clippers with a sense of balance and stability in their frontcourt behind starting center Ivica Zubac. Just this past summer, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-one-year-5-million-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">Clippers re-signed Plumlee</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-gets-100-real-what-surprised-him-about-james-harden-trade" rel="noopener">recently trading for James Harden</a>, the Clippers are left thin in their frontcourt, which is why the organization is evaluating all of their option in terms of adding depth behind Zubac. One player Los Angeles is showing interest in, according to Charania, is Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis.</p><p>Now in his seventh NBA season, Theis has yet to play with the Pacers this year after recently winning a gold medal with Team Germany at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. There, the 31-year-old averaged 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 68.5 percent from the floor.</p><p>A serviceable big man who has always been a reliable defender and rebounder, Theis could provide immediate frontcourt depth to the Clippers, who are looking to compete for their first title in team history this season.</p><p>Trading for Theis would not be an easy task for the Clippers’ front office, especially since they are well above the salary cap. Theis is set to make $9.1 million during the 2023-24 season and he has a $9.5 million team option on his current contract for the 2024-25 season. In order to acquire him from Indiana, the Clippers would need to find a way to match Theis’ $9.1 million for this season.</p><p>The veteran big man has grown unhappy with his current situation in Indiana, which is why he is a likely trade candidate before the 2024 trade deadline in February.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Clippers targeting Pacers’ Daniel Theis with Mason Plumlee out indefinitely

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-mcl-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Mason Plumlee to miss extended period of time with MCL injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Clippers-news-Mason-Plumlee-to-miss-extended-period-of-time-with-MCL-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Mason Plumlee to miss extended period of time with MCL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-07T14:13:34-08:00">November 7th, 2:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-07T14:26:07-08:00">November 7th, 2:26pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers are hunting for a championship after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-drops-truth-bomb-on-james-hardens-debut-not-going-to-panic" rel="noopener">acquiring James Harden</a> from the Philadelphia 76ers. However, they lost a chunk of their depth by adding Harden and will now be without backup center Mason Plumlee after he suffered a knee injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks.</p><p>According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Plumlee suffered a left knee MCL sprain and is returning to Los Angeles this week to <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1722009688768700913?s=20" rel="noopener">undergo further evaluation</a>. The Clippers will not return home until after their game on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks, which is why Plumlee is heading back to L.A. early.</p><p>As a result, the veteran center will miss at least the team’s next two games in Brooklyn on Wednesday and Dallas on Friday.</p><p>The injury occurred on Monday night when Knicks All-Star Julius Randle dove on the ground for a loose ball and ended up diving straight into Plumlee’s left knee. The Clippers’ big man immediately went down to the ground in pain and was subsequently helped to the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mason Plumlee goes down after Julius Randle dives for the ball and goes into his left knee.</p><p>Very reckless/dangerous play here. <a href="https://t.co/Esj0DwYkrl">pic.twitter.com/Esj0DwYkrl</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1721710967921480153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>So far this season, Plumlee has played in all six games for the Clippers, averaging 5.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in about 17.0 minutes per game off the bench.</p><p>Los Angeles acquired Plumlee at the trade deadline last season from the Charlotte Hornets and he has provided the Clippers with a sense of balance and stability in their frontcourt behind starting center Ivica Zubac. Just this past summer, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-one-year-5-million-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">Clippers re-signed Plumlee</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract.</p><p>With Plumlee set to miss an extended period of time as a result of this new knee injury, the Clippers will need to lean on newly acquired P.J. Tucker for added production in the frontcourt behind Zubac. It’s also possible that Los Angeles will look to sign another big man to a minimum contract, as they currently have an open roster spot that will need to be filled sooner than later due to the league’s rules prohibiting a team from having less than 14 players on their roster for more than two weeks.</p><p>Further details on Mason Plumlee’s status and knee injury timeframe will be provided by the Clippers after the veteran undergoes further testing in Los Angeles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Mason Plumlee to miss extended period of time with MCL injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-devin-bookers-playoff-struggles-highlighted-absurd-mason-plumlee-stat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Devin Booker’s playoff struggles with Suns highlighted by absurd Mason Plumlee stat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Suns-news-Devin-Booker_s-playoff-struggles-highlighted-by-absurd-Mason-Plumlee-stat.jpg"></figure><h1>Devin Booker’s playoff struggles with Suns highlighted by absurd Mason Plumlee stat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-30T18:48:56-07:00">August 30th, 6:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-30T18:48:56-07:00">August 30th, 6:48pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Devin Booker has had a very good career with the Phoenix Suns since being drafted in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft.  In his career, Booker is averaging 27.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG 5.5 APG. He is considered to be among the best players in the NBA, but the one rough area has been postseason play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phoenix-suns-news-ring-of-honor-banners" rel="noopener">for Booker and the Suns</a>. When Phoenix recently won the West in 2021 and held a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, it looked like a breakthrough could be coming. However, we all know how that turned out. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-luka-doncic-mavericks-trash-talk-march-5" rel="noopener">The Suns and Booker</a> haven’t been able to get that deep into the playoffs ever since, and there is one absurd stat that highlights Booker’s playoff struggles.</p><p>Mason Plumlee of the Los Angeles Clippers has a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1697049723893399772" rel="noopener">better scoring career high</a> in playoff elimination games than Devin Booker. Plumlee put up 20 points (6-7 FG, 8-9 FT) against Booker and the Suns in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. Booker’s high is 19 points (8-22 FG, 0-7 3 PT), which came against the Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals. That stat tells you all you need to know about Booker and his playoff issues.</p><p>It’s surprising that Booker hasn’t been able to have better performances in the postseason. He is clearly a very talented player and performs well during the regular season, but when the playoff lights are on, things change. This is something that happens to players in every sport. The pressure can get to a guy. However, if Booker wants to take the next step in his career, he’ll need to show up more in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Devin Booker’s playoff struggles with Suns highlighted by absurd Mason Plumlee stat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-mason-plumlee-one-year-5-million-nba-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers run it back with Mason Plumlee on one-year, $5 million contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Clippers-news-Los-Angeles-runs-it-back-with-Mason-Plumlee-on-5-million-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers run it back with Mason Plumlee on one-year, $5 million contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-03T11:36:33-07:00">July 3rd, 11:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-03T11:37:17-07:00">July 3rd, 11:37am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-russell-westbrook-agree-contract-free-agency" rel="noopener">bringing back Russell Westbrook</a> in NBA free agency, the Los Angeles Clippers have brought back another key player back for another year. On Monday, the Clippers and free agent center Mason Plumlee <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1675931099761877001?s=20" rel="noopener">agreed</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract, first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 BREAKING: Mason Plumlee has agreed to a 1-year, $5 million deal to stay with the Clippers, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wojespn</a>. <a href="https://t.co/bhlC41dorP">pic.twitter.com/bhlC41dorP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1675931882075070492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Traded from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-clippers-send-reggie-jackson-to-hornets-for-mason-plumlee" rel="noopener">Charlotte Hornets to the Clippers</a> at the trade deadline last season, Plumlee ended up playing in a total of 23 games with Los Angeles, four of which he started in. Playing behind starting center Ivica Zubac for the most part, Plumlee averaged 7.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting 72.7 percent from the floor in a Clippers’ uniform.</p><p>Known for his rebounding and passing abilities, Plumlee is not at all a modern-day big man who stretches his game out onto the perimeter and can knock down three-point shots. However, he is an effective secondary playmaker and is a smart passer when the ball is in his hands either at the top of the arc or in the low-post.</p><p>Looking to make a real championship run, the Clippers understood that they needed to add depth in their frontcourt. This is why they traded for Mason Plumlee in the first place and this is one of the main reasons why they brought him back in free agency.</p><p>Heading into the 2023-24 season, the Clippers once again have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-the-plan-for-kawhi-leonard-paul-george-russell-westbrook" rel="noopener">high title aspirations</a> and may very well be entering a year in which this is their last shot to do something special. Both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are not getting any younger and they will each have player options to make decisions on next summer.</p><p>Los Angeles owns one of the league’s highest payrolls and should they come up short of their ultimate goals again, the Clippers will have some major decisions to make.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers run it back with Mason Plumlee on one-year, $5 million contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-what-naz-reid-mason-plumlee-can-bring-to-cleveland');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Naz Reid, Mason Plumlee can bring to the Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/What-Naz-Reid-Mason-Plumlee-can-bring-to-the-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>What Naz Reid, Mason Plumlee can bring to the Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-21T12:20:39-07:00">May 21st, 12:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-24T14:28:36-07:00">May 24th, 2:28pm</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has just over 2.25 years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience. Though he covers various sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA and WNBA, the NFL and college football and basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>How close are the Cleveland Cavaliers to making a lengthy run in the NBA playoffs?</p><p>Cleveland fought its way into more than just a taste of the playoffs when it took the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. It earned wins over the Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers before falling in five games to the New York Knicks in the playoffs. It took a valiant win at home in Game 2, but dropped three-straight games at Madison Square Garden and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to ultimately end the series with a 4-1 loss.</p><p>After using a tightly-knit rotation during the NBA playoffs, who can Cleveland look out for in the offseason to shore up a bench in desperate need of scoring and big help?</p><p>The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-rumors-cleveland-eyeing-naz-reid-others-in-search-of-big-man-help" rel="noopener">Cavaliers</a> could be looking at Los Angeles Clippers center Mason Plumlee and Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, according to Cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor.</p><p>“The Cavs will look at veteran Mason Plumlee and 23-year-old Naz Reid,” Fedor wrote in an edition of “Hey, Chris!” last Tuesday. “But the cost could be prohibitive.</p><p>“Dwight Powell, Thomas Bryant, Drew Eubanks, Bismack Biyombo are other possibilities.”</p><p>Should the Cavs go after Naz Reid or Mason Plumlee during the NBA’s free agency period? And how would they fit with a Cavaliers roster in search of its first playoff series win in half a decade?</p><h2>The Basics</h2><p>Naz Reid is a 6-foot-9-inch center who played for the Timberwolves during the 2022-23 season. He has four years of NBA experience. The former LSU big averaged 11.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game. He scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds when the Timberwolves took on the Cavs in January, making eight of his 16 shot attempts and one of his seven 3-pointers as Minnesota took a <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022200645" rel="noopener">110-102 win</a> over Cleveland in the Target Center.</p><p>“I thought Naz really came alive in that second half,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said, via the Associated Press. “I thought he played well all game, but he really stepped up in Rudy’s absence, gave us some emotional play as well with the big dunks.”</p><p>Reid was on the final year of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-naz-reid-getting-4-year-6-1-million-deal-with-only-year-1-guaranteed" rel="noopener">4-year, $6.1 million</a> contract he signed with the Timberwolves in 2019. He is listed as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 after his club option was exercised for the 2022-23 season. He earned an <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/naz-reid-32045/#:~:text=Naz%20Reid%20signed%20a%204,a%20cap%20hit%20of%20%241%2C805%2C205." rel="noopener">average of $1.5 million</a> during his four years with Minnesota, earning as high as a $1.9 million cap hit during 2022-23.</p><p>Mason Plumlee, a former first-round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, split time with the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets last season. He earned averages of 10.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 79 games and 60 starts. In February, he was <a href="https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets-acquire-2028-second-round-pick-reggie-jackson-and-cash-considerations-from-l-a-clippers" rel="noopener">traded to the Clippers</a> from the Hornets in exchange for guard Reggie Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and cash considerations.</p><p>Like Reid, Plumlee is listed as an unrestricted free agent in 2023. He earned an average of $8.2 million over the <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1329933651757457408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1329933651757457408%7Ctwgr%5Ebe9896d73527d19d5a670694f3b11d7d429cbb5c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnba.nbcsports.com%2F2020%2F11%2F20%2Freport-pistons-signing-mason-plumlee-three-years-25m-jahlil-okafor%2F" rel="noopener">3-year, $25 million</a> contract he signed with Detroit in 2020, including a nearly $9.1 million cap hit during the 2022-23 season.</p><h2>Potential Fit</h2><p>One of Cleveland’s biggest needs is a backup center who can earn reliable minutes off the bench and relieve pressure from center Jarrett Allen and forward Evan Mobley.</p><p>The Cavaliers <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/rebounding?dir=D&amp;sort=REB" rel="noopener">placed second-to-last</a> among teams that made the postseason in rebounds per game with 37.2 and third-to-last in contested rebounds, or rebounds where an opponent is within 3.5 feet of the rebounder. The Cavs placed only above the Brooklyn Nets in rebounds per contest after their five games against New York.</p><p>Cleveland’s only other listed center, a 15-year NBA veteran in center Robin Lopez, played for a total of just over six minutes in the playoffs between Games 2 and 3. He averaged 8.1 minutes per outing in 37 games, earning as many as 19 minutes during a 117-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Fiserv Forum in late November.</p><p>Reid can add a decent 3-point shot to a Cavaliers roster that shot at a 32.7% rate during the NBA Playoffs. He shot at a comfortable percentage from the 3-point line, hitting 34.6% of his 3-point shots on 3.2 attempts per game. He hit three of his six long-range shots in a 10-point win over the Utah Jazz in December and an 8-point victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in March.</p><p>Plumlee can add veteran experience to a team needing proven bigs off the bench. The 6-foot-11-inch center has almost a decade of NBA experience with six different teams, earning career averages of 8.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 740 career games and 446 starts.</p><p>Would the two centers be worth the potential asking price and provide at least a short-term solution at the backup center spot?</p><h2>Should the Cavs go for Naz Reid or Mason Plumlee?</h2><p>Reid and Plumlee can provide valuable minutes for a team in desperate need of extra help off the bench if they have reasonable asking prices in free agency.</p><p>At just 23 years old, Reid could provide more of a long-term option off the bench whether or not he can show that he has room for improvement with the Cavaliers. Along with 23-year-old Darius Garland, 22-year-old Isaac Okoro and 21-year-old Evan Mobley, Reid could become a more youthful option for a Cavs team that does not have a first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.</p><p>Should Plumlee choose to stay at the $8.2 million average salary he earned over the past few years, he would be the <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cap/" rel="noopener">sixth-highest-paid player</a> on Cleveland’s roster for the 2023-24 season. His 2022-23 cap hit of nearly $9.1 would make him the fourth-highest. While both figures fit well, they would take up a significant portion of the team’s Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level exception, which will have a <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/info/salary_cap" rel="noopener">projected starting salary</a> of $12.2 million.</p><p>It may be more difficult to pry Plumlee from the Hornets, who said he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-mason-plumlee-drops-truth-bomb-about-potential-major-charlotte-decision" rel="noopener">enjoyed his time in Charlotte</a> in late February.</p><p>“It’s not even tough for me anymore,” Plumlee said in February. “I’ve loved my time here, this year especially. I’ve loved playing for Cliff, I’ve loved playing with guys like Melo. I’m appreciative for it. … If they want to move on, that’s a business decision. But it’s not really tough by the time you get to this point in your career.”</p><p>Cleveland could try its hand at other options if both Naz Reid and Mason Plumlee’s asking prices become too lofty for the Cavaliers to afford. Powell, Bryant, Eubanks and Biyombo are all listed as <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/center/" rel="noopener">unrestricted free agents</a> by Spotrac. Bryant, a former second-round pick by the Utah Jazz, played in 59 games for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets during the 2022-23 season.</p><p>It will all depend on what the Cavaliers prioritize most in free agency and beyond. </p><p>Will they add some much-needed big help off the bench, or focus more on shoring up the team’s scoring and wing help? Will they try solidifying its small forward spot with <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-what-royce-oneale-can-bring-to-cleveland" rel="noopener">veteran options like Royce O’Neale</a>, or will they take a risk in the second round of <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-4-early-2023-nba-draft-targets-for-cavs-with-no-49-pick" rel="noopener">the 2023 NBA Draft</a> and select a player like Eastern Michigan forward Emoni Bates?</p><p>Only time will tell whether, and how much, the Cavaliers will shake up their roster during the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Naz Reid, Mason Plumlee can bring to the Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-bones-hyland-spills-mason-plumlee-altercation-vs-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Bones Hyland breaks silence on shocking in-game Mason Plumlee altercation vs. Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Clippers-news-Bones-Hyland-breaks-silence-on-shocking-in-game-Mason-Plumlee-altercation-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Bones Hyland breaks silence on shocking in-game Mason Plumlee altercation vs. Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-11T16:07:35-07:00">April 11th, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-11T16:07:35-07:00">April 11th, 4:07pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kevin-durant-truth-bomb-dropped-by-terance-mann" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Clippers</a> ended their regular season on a bit of a sour note after two of its key players ended up having an altercation during their last game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. During a timeout, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-bones-hyland-mason-plumlee-scuffle-pops-off-rudy-gobert-punches-kyle-anderson" rel="noopener">Bones Hyland</a> and Mason Plumlee were seen jawing at each other in an intense moment that led up to the two players getting in each other’s faces. The pair had to be separated in what turned out to be an unwanted incident that some fear could impact team morale ahead of the NBA Playoffs.</p><p>For starters, here’s a clip of the altercation, which also involved Hyland giving Plumlee a forceful shove:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee appeared to get into a heated exchange on the Clippers bench at the end of the 3rd quarter 😬<a href="https://t.co/GOXxmNJIrh">pic.twitter.com/GOXxmNJIrh</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1645178657458253825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bones Hyland has now broken his silence about the controversial incident. The Clippers guard was quick to play down the issue as he described how he and Plumlee appears to have quickly buried the hatchet:</p><p>“<a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1645883974311616512" rel="noopener">It’s competitive nature</a>, man,” Hyland said, via Clippers beat reporter Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. “It’s just the heat of the moment. We wanna win the game so bad. It’s a miscommunication thing. It’ll happen. You argue, you fuss and fight a teammate. You seen each other every day. It happens. It ain’t nothing. No big. … People create their own narratives of what’s going on, but me and Mason, we know what’s going on. The team knows what’s going on.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“It’s just competitive nature. It’s the best of the moment. We wanna win the game so bad, it’s miscommunication. It happens. You argue, fuss and fight with teammates, but it happens. It’s nothing big.”</p><p>Bones Hyland on altercation with Mason Plumlee vs Suns.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomerAzarly</a>) <a href="https://t.co/kh0A1XvKaw">pic.twitter.com/kh0A1XvKaw</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1645883974311616512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As Hyland said, it was nothing more than competitive juices flowing for two players that had a common goal in mind. Both Hyland and Plumlee just wanted to win, and at that moment, their emotions got the better of them. There now appears to be nothing to worry about for Clippers fans moving forward, with Hyland, Plumlee, and the rest of the squad now focused on the Suns in what is going to be a mouth-watering first-round playoffs matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Bones Hyland breaks silence on shocking in-game Mason Plumlee altercation vs. Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-ty-lue-dishes-in-game-scuffle-bones-hyland-mason-plumlee');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers HC Ty Lue dishes on in-game scuffle between Bones Hyland, Mason Plumlee');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ty-Lue-dishes-on-in-game-scuffle-between-Bones-Hyland-Mason-Plumlee.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers HC Ty Lue dishes on in-game scuffle between Bones Hyland, Mason Plumlee</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-10T09:30:43-07:00">April 10th, 9:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-10T09:30:43-07:00">April 10th, 9:30am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The final day of 2022-23 NBA regular season looked a bit like the boxing card for a pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, as multiple players got into scuff-ups with teammates.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-paul-george-updates-injured-knee-for-kevin-durant-suns-playoff-series" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Clippers</a> playmakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-bones-hyland-mason-plumlee-scuffle-pops-off-rudy-gobert-punches-kyle-anderson" rel="noopener">Mason Plumlee and Bones Hyland</a> were two such players.</p><p>In the video below, Plumlee is having an animated discussion with Hyland, a second-year player that the Clippers acquired in a four-player trade at the Feb. 9 deadline.</p><p>Taking offense with how Plumlee approached him, Bones (6-foot-3) can be seen shoving the 6-foot-11 veteran big man. Teammates and coaches — namely veteran wing Norman Powell — worked to separate them and calm them down.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Now Mason Plumlee vs. Bones Hyland. 👀</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/Mz660QUFAq">pic.twitter.com/Mz660QUFAq</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1645178091101368321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sparked <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewGreif/status/1645191465323343873" rel="noopener">by a defensive breakdown</a> the team had prior to heading over to the bench, this melee clip is much milder than the one involving Minnesota Timberwolves veterans Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson.</p><p>In fact, Clippers head coach Ty Lue <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/clippers/news/ty-lue-reacts-to-clippers-players-fighting-on-bench" rel="noopener">responded with light humor</a> when asked about the situation, per Farbod Esnaashari of SI’s FanNation.</p><p>“If you ain’t getting it right, fight then,” Lue said. “After that, we took off and played better. Maybe we should do it more often. They worked it out, everything is good.”</p><p>The Clippers, who were down by four points entering the fourth quarter at that point, eventually won the game by five points.</p><p>Hyland finished with 11 points (on 5-11 shooting from the field) and a pair of assists in 18 minutes. In the fourth quarter, he went 1-3 from the field, tallying two points and an assist.</p><p>Plumlee finished his night with nine points, four rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 22 minutes. He scored six of his points in the fourth quarter, going 3-4 from the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers HC Ty Lue dishes on in-game scuffle between Bones Hyland, Mason Plumlee

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-news-bones-hyland-mason-plumlee-scuffle-pops-off-rudy-gobert-punches-kyle-anderson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers’ Bones Hyland-Mason Plumlee scuffle pops off right after Rudy Gobert punches Kyle Anderson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Clippers-news-Bones-Hyland-Mason-Plumlee-scuffle-pops-off-right-after-Rudy-Gobert-punches-Kyle-Anderson.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers’ Bones Hyland-Mason Plumlee scuffle pops off right after Rudy Gobert punches Kyle Anderson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-09T15:42:20-07:00">April 9th, 3:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-09T22:54:45-07:00">April 9th, 10:54pm</time><address><a>Charles Taylor</a>Charles is an associate editor at ClutchPoints. He also has a webcast and blog named "Breath of Fresh Air." Charles is passionate about sports, and is an encyclopedia when it comes to the history (haha).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s the last day of the NBA’s regular season, a time when teams should be fine tuning themselves for a playoff push. What’s being witnessed instead are occasions where temperatures are running hot, and the Los Angeles Clippers are catching the fever in the form of a scuffle between teammates <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-bones-hyland-fires-shot-at-michael-malone-nuggets-coaching-staff-after-clippers-trade" rel="noopener">Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee</a>.</p><p>The scuffle between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-punching-kyle-anderson-bench-twitter-frenzy" rel="noopener">Hyland and Plumlee follows a clash</a> between the Minnesota Timberwolves’ duo of Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson, another scrum that saw Gobert punch Anderson before teammates stepped in and separated the two.</p><p>Here’s the moment where Bones Hyland and Plumlee got into it, which is captured by the ClutchPoints’ Twitter page.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee appeared to get into a heated exchange on the Clippers bench at the end of the 3rd quarter 😬<a href="https://t.co/GOXxmNJIrh">pic.twitter.com/GOXxmNJIrh</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1645178657458253825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There’s no telling what happened to cause the disagreement between Bones Hyland and Mason Plumlee, but it appears there was a breakdown on the defensive end at the waning moments of the third quarter. Plumlee could be seen getting in Hyland’s face before the latter pushed him away.</p><p>The Clippers were playing the Phoenix Suns in the regular season finale, the same team they will see in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in the 4 vs. 5 matchup. Los Angeles was trying to make sure they <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/suns/gameday/phoenix-suns-los-angeles-clippers-regular-season-recap" rel="noopener">stayed in the fifth position</a> with a victory, which they got by a score of 119-114.</p><p>It’s not uncommon to see players get into it during the course of game action. Disagreements happen all the time, and things can look worse than they really are when the eye in the sky catches the moment of discourse.</p><p>For the Clippers’ sake, let’s hope the Hyland-Plumlee scuffle isn’t something that bubbles over to the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers’ Bones Hyland-Mason Plumlee scuffle pops off right after Rudy Gobert punches Kyle Anderson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clippers-trade-deadline-grades-eric-gordon-mason-plumlee-bones-hyland');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clippers trade grades after bringing in Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, Bones Hyland at deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eric-Gordon-Mason-Plumlee-Bones-Hyland-Clippers-nba-trade-deadline-Kawhi-Leonard-Paul-George.jpg"></figure><h1>Clippers trade grades after bringing in Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, Bones Hyland at deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-10T22:02:35-08:00">February 10th, 10:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-10T22:02:35-08:00">February 10th, 10:02pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers’ front office has never been shy of wheeling and dealing. Their courage in making moves is exactly what landed them the superstar duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the first place. In year four of the superstar duo’s partnership, however, they are still hunting for an elusive championship, necessitating even more moves as the Clippers try to bolster the supporting cast around their two cornerstones.</p><p>Thus, as much as the Clippers fanbase loved Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard (and loathed John Wall), they needed to give way for the arrival of Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, and Bones Hyland – three additions that should help the Clippers gear up for the stretch run in various ways.</p><p>Now, it’s time to take a closer look on how the Clippers fare following their busy 2023 NBA trade deadline and hand out grades to assess the overall impact of the deals they pulled off.</p><h2><b>Clippers Trade Deadline Grades</b></h2><h2><b>Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-deal-john-wall-to-rockets-acquire-eric-gordon-in-three-team-nba-trade-deadline-swap" rel="noopener">trade John Wall</a>, Luke Kennard, rights to swap 2023 first-round picks (with the Bucks) in a three-team deal involving the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies for Eric Gordon and three second-round picks</b></h2><p>It may have took him a while, but Eric Gordon is finally no longer a member of the Houston Rockets. A remnant of a contending era gone by, a lot of people have already forgotten what Gordon, the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year, is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gordoer01.html">capable of contributing</a> to a team looking to go deep into the playoffs.</p><p>The Clippers are banking on Gordon turning it on for a team right in the middle of the congested Western Conference playoff picture. And a productive version of the 34-year old guard should be more playoff-viable than Luke Kennard ever was.</p><p>Kennard is a better pure shooter than Gordon at the moment, although it’s difficult to ignore Gordon’s long track record of solid volume marksmanship from deep. However, Kennard becomes a bit unplayable (not the British version) against truly elite opposition. He becomes the number one target on switches, and he has never been an impactful player on that end of the court.</p><p>Meanwhile, a switched-on Eric Gordon should provide more defensive value than Kennard. When Gordon goes down into his defensive stance, he is able to keep up with most matchups on the perimeter. Plus, his strength makes him far from a pushover on the post.</p><p>Gordon also has a history of playing alongside two ball-dominant stars who love to take on opponents in isolation, so he wouldn’t have to make too much of an adjustment in that regard.</p><p>Giving the Rockets a pick swap that amounts to about ten draft spots isn’t too big a price to pay to give the Clippers another piece they could throw into the fire come postseason time. Getting three second-rounders and ridding themselves of John Wall is just the icing on top of what is a very positive move for the Clippers.</p><p><b>Final Grade: A-</b></p><h2><b>Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-clippers-send-reggie-jackson-to-hornets-for-mason-plumlee" rel="noopener">trade Reggie Jackson</a> and a 2028 second-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Mason Plumlee</b></h2><p>The Clippers, in retrospect, made a huge mistake when they chose to sign John Wall instead of retaining Isaiah Hartenstein during the offseason. This created a huge void in their frontcourt behind starting center Ivica Zubac; they had hoped that the small-ball duo of Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, and two-way center Moses Brown would be more than enough to compensate.</p><p>Nevertheless, it became evident that the Clippers needed to beef up their interior. Whenever Zubac would head to the bench, the Clippers would have a tendency to hemorrhage points in the paint. Plus, against the toughest centers in the NBA, having an insurance policy if Zubac were to get into foul trouble became an absolute necessity.</p><p>Therefore, adding one of the best available centers on the trade market in Mason Plumlee for a discount price is arguably their shrewdest move prior to the NBA trade deadline. Plumlee provides playmaking from the high post similar to Hartenstein, and he gives the Clippers another rim-runner to help put pressure on the opposing paint.</p><p>Letting go of Reggie Jackson, the Clippers fanbase’s beloved Big Government, will be a tough pill to swallow for some. No Clipper fan would forget the time he stepped up as the Clips’ second option behind Paul George during the 2021 postseason following Kawhi Leonard’s injury.</p><p>But there should not be any room for too much sentimentality amid the team’s quest for a championship. As much as Jackson’s departure would hurt, it’s hard to see this trade being anything other than a huge win.</p><p><b>Final Grade: A</b></p><h2><b>Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-clippers-getting-bones-hyland-from-nuggets" rel="noopener">trade two second-round picks</a> to the Denver Nuggets for Bones Hyland</b></h2><p>Part of what makes the Clippers’ trade for Eric Gordon so good was how they were able to nab three second-round picks in the process. Thus, after trading one for Mason Plumlee and two for Bones Hyland, it’s as if the Clippers didn’t lose any second rounders in their trading extravaganza.</p><p>It’s difficult to see Hyland making as much of an immediate impact as Gordon and Plumlee, however. Hyland has found himself out of the Nuggets rotation in recent games, and the same could very well happen in the Clippers’ crowded rotation. But Hyland’s energy and fearlessness in taking shots from beyond the arc could be of great use to a team loaded with veterans.</p><p>In addition, Hyland’s rookie deal runs for two more seasons, so he will have time on his side as he tries to carve out a role in this contending Clippers team.</p><p><b>Final Grade: B+</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clippers trade grades after bringing in Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, Bones Hyland at deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-trade-deadline-clippers-send-reggie-jackson-to-hornets-for-mason-plumlee');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA trade deadline: Clippers send Reggie Jackson to Hornets for Mason Plumlee');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Reggie-Jackson-Clippers-Hornets-Mason-Plumlee.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA trade deadline: Clippers send Reggie Jackson to Hornets for Mason Plumlee</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-09T11:58:12-08:00">February 9th, 11:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-09T12:15:57-08:00">February 9th, 12:15pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-deal-john-wall-to-rockets-acquire-eric-gordon-in-three-team-nba-trade-deadline-swap" rel="noopener"> Los Angeles Clippers</a> continue to stay active ahead of the NBA trade deadline. As reported by Woj,<a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1623768751584776192" rel="noopener"> The organization has traded guard Reggie Jackson</a> to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Mason Plumlee, who is having a career year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-clippers-getting-bones-hyland-from-nuggets" rel="noopener">The Clips have already</a> acquired Bones Hyland from the Denver Nuggets to bolster their backcourt while also adding veteran sharpshooter Eric Gordon from the Houston Rockets, sending John Wall back to his former team in the process.</p><p>Jackson was a solid role player for LA ever since arriving during the 2019-20 campaign from the Detroit Pistons, averaging 12.8 points and 3.8 assists per night. This season, he’s put up just 10.8 PPG after averaging 16.8 in 2021-22, though. The Clippers bench has struggled to consistently score the rock and the front office clearly believed a change had to be made.</p><p>As for Plumlee, he’s proven to be an important piece of the lowly Hornets, compiling a career-high 12.2 points and 9.7 rebounds. With LA’s frontcourt depth non-existent, the veteran is a great addition. they rank 14th in boards currently. With Ivica Zubac as the starting center, Plumlee can eat up some heavy minutes in the second unit.</p><p>The Clippers clearly made it their mission to make a splash at this trade deadline. With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George finally healthy and playing up to par, plus some intriguing talent around them, perhaps Los Angeles can live up to the pre-season hype after all.  LA is sixth in the Western Conference with a 31-27 record heading into Friday’s matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA trade deadline: Clippers send Reggie Jackson to Hornets for Mason Plumlee

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-mason-plumlee-drops-truth-bomb-about-potential-major-charlotte-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mason Plumlee drops truth bomb about potential major Charlotte decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mason-Plumlee-Hornets-nba-trade-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Mason Plumlee drops truth bomb about potential major Charlotte decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-06T06:40:11-08:00">February 6th, 6:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-06T06:40:47-08:00">February 6th, 6:40am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mason Plumlee has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-potential-2023-nba-trade-deadline-move-they-would-regret-they-would-regret" rel="noopener">productive member</a> of the Charlotte Hornets this season, and with his effectiveness on the court comes the interest from other teams in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/players-hornets-must-trade-2023-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">trade potential</a>. Plumlee has been around the league long enough to know what comes around and how the gears change <a href="https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article272143507.html" rel="noopener">during this time of the year</a> (via Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer).</p><p><i>“It’s not even tough for me anymore,” Plumlee said. “I’ve loved my time here, this year especially. I’ve loved playing for Cliff, I’ve loved playing with guys like Melo. I’m appreciative for it. … If they want to move on, that’s a business decision. But it’s not really tough by the time you get to this point in your career.”</i></p><p>With the Hornets going nowhere this season plus the fact that Mason Plumlee’s current contract is about to expire at the end of the 2022-23 NBA campaign, the former Duke Blue Devils star is unsurprisingly being mentioned more and more in discussions ahead of this week’s NBA trade deadline. So far this season, the 32-year-old Mason Plumlee is averaging 12.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per outing. He is shooting 67.4 percent from the field and boasts of a 67.4 effective field goal percentage.</p><p>Plumlee can be a major boost as a quality rental to any team looking to make the NBA Playoffs and have a deep run in it. He can also be a great acquisition for a team looking to improve its financial flexibility given the nature of his contract.</p><p>Should the Hornets ultimately trade Mason Plumlee, they’d open up more playing time for Mark Williams and Nick Richards at the center slot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mason Plumlee drops truth bomb about potential major Charlotte decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hornets-news-michael-jordan-would-be-proud-of-mason-plumlees-insane-record-never-seen-in-nba-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Jordan would be proud of Mason Plumlee’s insane record never seen in NBA history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Plumlee-Jordan.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Jordan would be proud of Mason Plumlee’s insane record never seen in NBA history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-27T18:41:32-08:00">January 27th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-27T18:41:32-08:00">January 27th, 6:41pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mason Plumlee has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/players-hornets-must-trade-2023-nba-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">the subject</a> of trade rumors surrounding the Charlotte Hornets this season and for good reason. Plumlee is having a very productive season, one of the best of his career, but it hasn’t done much to translate to wins on a Hornets team that is going nowhere fast this season. That’s not really a knock on Plumlee, just that his play would probably be better suited to coming off the bench for a playoff team. There are a couple of teams that could use a quality backup center and that’s what Plumlee is. His play this season has been very good to the point where he is even setting NBA records in front of the man who holds a lot of them in Hornets owner Michael Jordan. As per the Hornets broadcast team, Plumlee has had <a href="https://twitter.com/nonbiasednbafan/status/1618803734360002564?s=20&amp;t=zxBis7N6Eexrq-bXZvWoNQ" rel="noopener">the greatest shooting stretch</a> of a 20 game period in league history at 77 percent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Per the <a href="https://twitter.com/hornets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hornets</a> broadcast, Mason Plumlee has officially had the greatest shooting percentage 20-game stretch in NBA HISTORY dating back to the 76-77 season. </p><p>He is shooting 77% from the field in this stretch. <a href="https://t.co/fuZJ5xWgFL">pic.twitter.com/fuZJ5xWgFL</a></p><p>— Unbiased NBA Fan (@nonbiasednbafan) <a href="https://twitter.com/nonbiasednbafan/status/1618803734360002564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mason Plumlee has always been an efficient big man. He’s not the type of player who is going to have plays run for him, but he’s active around the basket and has taken high percentage shots. The lowest field goal percentage he’s ever had was during the 2015-16 season when he was with the Portland Trail Blazers and shot 51.6 percent. This season, he is shooting a career-high 67.4 percent and averaging a career-high 12.2 points per game. He’s also averaging 9.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists. His 7.0 field goal attempts are the second most he’s attempted in his career. As the NBA trade deadline approaches, Michael Jordan will have a big decision to make.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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