Mason Plumlee might have landed more money or a starting spot with another team, but he was willing to accept a one-year, $5MM contract because he wanted to stay with the Clippers, writes Janis Carr of The Orange County Register. The 33-year-old center settled into a reserve role behind Ivica Zubac after being acquired from the Hornets in February. He made just four starts in 23 games while averaging 7.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in about 20 minutes per night.
“I was very comfortable,” Plumlee said. “It’s an easy system to get comfortable with and they (front office) were just very clear and what they were looking for so that made (my decision) smooth.”
Plumlee also admitted it’s hard to leave an organization that has a chance to be a title contender. He believes the Clippers will be back in the race for the top after losing in the first round of the playoffs last season.
“That was the biggest thing, to be honest with you,” Plumlee said of the Clippers’ title aspirations. “You know, I think a lot of teams talk about it, but there are a few teams that believe it, and this is one of those teams. So that was a major factor.”
There’s more from Los Angeles:
- Clippers rookie Kobe Brown thought he should have been taken higher than 30th in the draft, and he’s been showing why at Summer League, per Steve Reed of The Associated Press. Brown sank seven three-pointers on his way to a 35-point night in Friday’s win over the Sixers.
- Lakers star LeBron James will change his number from 6 back to 23 next season in deference to the late Bill Russell, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “It’s LeBron’s decision,” said James’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group. “He chose to out of respect for Bill Russell.”
- Financial constraints may be keeping the Lakers from reaching out to free agent big man Christian Wood, Marc Stein suggests in a Substack chat. L.A. only has 13 players with guaranteed contracts and reportedly wants to add more size, but the team doesn’t have the available funds to make a competitive offer to Wood, who earned $14.3MM with the Mavericks last season.
Bron cant ever stay on the same team or wear the same jersey number and that’s your GOAT?
Steph. Curry. #30. GSW. For. Ever.
Changing numbers or even teams has nothing to do with a player’s legacy. Steph is probably the best shooter to ever play basketball but he will never be considered the Goat.
@qbert1996 Incorrect. If my user name comes true, he will be the undisputed GOAT.
Seth has a better 3pt %. just sayin.
If I’m being honest I’d rank Steph 7th all time and that’s pretty high praise.
1. James
2. Jabbar
3. Jordan
4. Magic
5. Bird
6. Kobe
7. Curry
8. Russell
9. Duncan
10. Chamberlain
Really, Tacocat? What a joke list. Russell EIGHTH? More like
1. Russell
2. Jordan
3. James
4. Chamberlain
5. O. Robertson
6. Magic Johnson
7. Bird
8. Duncan
9. Barkley
10. Abdul-Jabbar
No, I didn’t ‘forget’ Bryant. I’d put him around 12-13. Curry would be 14 or 15.
no way on barkley. moses and karl were better.
I’d put Kobe over Barkley and put him at 10 but agree with the others.
Russell, great as he was, was only dominant on one end of the court (until the 2nd half… then he was dominant on the other end)
What kind of idiot would say Bill Russell as better than Jordan and Kareem as 10th behind Barkley?
Lol wilt the stilt 10.
Wilt is 1
So the Curry Warriors are going to double their current ring total in their mid 30s without Kevin Durant? Good luck with that!
LMAO one finals MVP doesn’t even get you in the door for a goat conversation. LeBron has been on 3 teams in 20 years and never once requested a trade. Only delusional Bay Area homers think that’s a talking point
He’s not a warriors fan, he’s a troll.
Also, Russell played in a watered down league, which is why he’s not in the GOAT convo.
And really, no 7 footer is in the convo because they have such an advantage.
Curry is better than lebron by every available metric, but his lack of defense early in his career keep him a fringe top10 player instead of goat.
Shorter players should be ranked higher, as their skill has to be greater than taller players in order to compete.
Top player lists are so subjective they are pointless to debate.
changing teams does for sure
If the lakers want to get C. Wood they need to ask lebron for his millions if they to poor to get him
Wood goes to either Miami or Toronto
Golden State is in the mix too.
OH HELL NO. They don’t want Whiteside either.
No they’re not. Golden State has even less cap flexibility than the Lakers do. Unless Wood drops his asking price significantly he’s out of range of both Lakers and Warriors..
Except warriors are a title contender and lakers are a joke unless the league rigs games in their favor again this year.
Wood has been wanting and crying for a max contract. Since he left the Pistons. I doubt very much he settles for vet minimum.
Most likely scenario is he accepts the mid-level for a yr. Then balls out for a year. To try and secure a long term deal.
With any team …….
He just wants to get paid First. And the clock is ticking.
The Lakers have been setting players up for good contracts, offering playing time and the spotlight.
Recent examples are Caruso, Malik Monk, Schroder and Reaves.
In these cases the minimum for a year ended up bringing 30-52 million deals.
But I think convincing Wood isn’t easy.
Wood would be a great addition to Lakers. Playing with Bron, Reaves, guys who give up the ball. Is beneficial to him. He and AD can also play together imo. Plus making a playoff run also helps him. But like you said. Would he do it !!!!
I’m never at all going to join in with the stupid choruses of LeBron hate, but switching your number to 6 from 23 then going BACK to 23 while with one franchise is just silly.
Lebron is an attention whore. View everything he does through that lenses and it all makes perfect sense. Not hating on a great player, just commenting on an obvious personality trait
Wood doesn’t play defense. That’s a non-starter for a C