The Clippers have agreed to signal free agent guard Kris Dunn, league sources inform Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter hyperlink).
The fifth general choose within the 2016 draft, Dunn didn’t dwell as much as his draft billing in Minnesota or Chicago throughout the early years of his profession, however has developed right into a strong rotation piece lately. He spent the previous two seasons in Utah, the place he supplied strong, versatile protection within the Jazz’s backcourt and earned reward from head coach Will Hardy for his voice within the locker room.
In 88 complete appearances (35 begins) throughout two seasons in Utah, Dunn averaged 7.4 factors, 4.3 assists, and three.3 rebounds in 20.6 minutes per sport, with a capturing line of .497/.395/.741.
Dunn was incessantly talked about throughout the final week as a possible free agent goal for the Suns, with Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports activities reporting (through Twitter) that the 30-year-old was atop the membership’s want record because it sought some extent guard. As an alternative, he’ll head to considered one of Phoenix’s division rivals, becoming a member of a Clippers workforce that appears ready to maneuver on from backup level guard Russell Westbrook.
Whereas the main points of Dunn’s contract aren’t recognized, the over-the-cap Clippers are believed to be devoting most of their mid-level exception to Derrick Jones and their bi-annual exception to Nicolas Batum. Except Los Angeles plans to barter a sign-and-trade deal for a number of of its free-agent additions, that would depart both the leftover portion of the MLE or a minimum-salary contract for Dunn.
