<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Free agent guard Austin Rivers has agreed to a deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVertical">@TheVertical</a>.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/749391468222148608">July 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per source Austin Rivers has agreed to a 3-year deal with the Clippers</p>— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/749391513595973633">July 2, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Surprise surprise.
Key signing! KD to LAC ASAP. Dude needs to move out of his Daddy's house. But seriously great chance to continue learning from CP3.
He probably got a player option in 2 years like his other contract and theyll just ride this carousel all over again.
Clippers hostage to the Rivers family. Austin is not worth $8m/yr, even with the cap increase. And I'm not sure whether Doc is worth his huge package either.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Austin Rivers said he had a meeting with the Knicks and interest from POR and HOU. Said money was the same pretty much across the board</p>— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/749741992645521409">July 3, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I hope interest started and stopped at canvassing the free agent list. If there was a legitimate offer from Houston, then Morey and Les have, in fact, completely lost their minds. Maybe this is a signal that Jopat will finally get to rub out the big one and the Rockets end up with a PG comparable to Rivers in Rubio.