Another game, another milestone for Caitlin Clark. The No. 1 overall pick moved past Julie Allemand to set the Indiana Fever’s single-season rookie assist record during the team’s thrilling 88-82 win over the Phoenix M
The Los Angeles Clippers and former Dallas Mavericks small forward Derrick Jones Jr. have agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
This becomes the Clippers’ second notable free agent signing since the market opened Sunday evening, as
Jones, 27, is coming off a breakout season as a starter for a Mavs squad that reached the Finals before losing to the Boston Celtics. The Mavs beat the Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
Jones, a former Slam Dunk Contest champion, averaged career-highs virtually across the board this past season, with 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 76 games. He started 66 of them. He also shot 48.3% from the field and a career-best 34.3% on 3-pointers.
Meanwhile, Porter is receiving a reported two-year deal after spending last season in Greece.
“After six weeks of strong play in Greece in April and May, Porter had multiple NBA suitors and chose the Clippers,” Charania wrote.
Jones joins former Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. as LA’s newest veteran members.
erThat said, the Clippers announced that star forward Paul George won’t return. They reportedly also are losing guard Eric Gordon to the Philadelphia 76ers and center Miles Plumlee to the Phoenix Suns. George is believed to be headed for Philadelphia, though that’s far from concrete at the moment.cury on Sunday. Making Clark’s feat even more impressive is she needed just 20 games to get it done.