Mere hours after the trade sending him to the Boston Celtics became official, Celtics guard Austin Rivers is potentially on the move again.
Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix reported that the Los Angeles Clippers are working on a deal that would see Rivers playing with his father, Doc, in L.A.:
ESPN's Marc Stein reported earlier in the day that the Clippers believe they'll get something done within the week:
Rivers is one of three players inactive for the Celtics in their Monday night game against the New Orleans Pelicans, per Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe:
The 22-year-old is averaging 6.8 points on 38.7 percent shooting this year, which is almost in lockstep with his career averages (6.9 PPG, .390 FG %).
It would be interesting to see how he'd fit in with a Clippers team that's in need of bench scoring. Given Rivers' problems offensively throughout his career, he doesn't exactly address that issue.
CBS Sports' Doug Gottlieb also wondered if Doc Rivers trading for his son might create problems in the locker room:
With the team failing to show much improvement from last year, it's clear something needs to change with Los Angeles. Trading for Rivers wouldn't transform the franchise, but it could be the spark necessary to turn things around.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1sscqSy
via IFTTT January 12, 2015 at 04:01PM
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