The Clippers, who have interest in a trade for James Harden, acquire the rights to 7-foot-1 Balsa Koprivica for cash in slow first day of free agency.
About four hours after free agency officially opened with a flurry of deals across the league but relative silence by the Clippers, and no word of movement on a potential deal to land Philadelphia’s James Harden, the Clippers sent cash to Detroit for the draft rights to 7-foot-1, according to a person with knowledge of the deal, and later confirmed by the team.
The Clippers thought Eric Gordon was a good fit on the floor, but the team waived him Wednesday to avoid a higher luxury tax bill under the new CBA. That leads back to the prospect of Harden, who opted into the final year of his contract Thursday with the intention of finding a way out of Philadelphia. Though league sources with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly have cautioned since Thursday that no deal is considered imminent, Harden, a Southern California native, has expressed a desire to play for a championship contender.
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