APRIL 9: The signing is official, the Clippers announced on Twitter.
APRIL 8: The Clippers are set to ink 6’8″ rookie forward Malik Fitts to a 10-day deal, writes Law Murray of The Athletic.
Murray notes that Fitts showed promise on both sides of the ball, as both a shooter and defender for the Agua Caliente Clippers in this season’s NBAGL Orlando bubble.
The 23-year-old tweener forward went undrafted out of Saint Mary’s College in 2020. Across 14 games, Fitts averaged 11.1 PPG on .468/.348/.938 shooting splits in just 26.3 MPG for the club’s G League affiliate. As Murray observes, once Fitts became the starting power forward for the club’s final six contests, he averaged 18.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, and 2.7 APG, on .531/.435/1.00 shooting splits in 37.1 MPG.
Beyond the tantalizing shooting numbers, Fitts emphasized his focus on the other side of the floor in comments made after the Agua Caliente Clippers’ final game of the 2021 season last month.
“By the end of this (condensed G League season), I wanted to be known as a guy who really locks up on defense,” Fitts said. “That was the emphasis that I had prior to this season. I thought it played out pretty well.”
Adding Fitts will give the Clippers a full 15-man roster, with swingmen Amir Coffey and Jay Scrubb occupying the two-way slots.
Good move
nice, legit 3-and-d potential. He was one of the best players in the WCC, non-Gonzaga division, two and three years ago.
We’ll see how he Fitts in
Another big wing defender ……. always in need.
How about the Clippers over the Suns tonight. Suns had a big win over Jazz. Then ran into
“Playoff Rondo”. 15 pts, 9 ast, 3 reb, 1 stl, .625% FG
Zero TOV, in 19.27 mins. That’s Efficiency.
Solid Fitt for them!