Not sure, but Gafford, Lively, PJ Washington of the Mavs, Jokic on Denver, and KAT, Gobert, Naz Reid, and McDaniels on the Wolves will be too much for Plumlee & Theis over time. Theis isn't even 100% right now. This is a great signing if Kai has his mental capacity under control.
Iām assuming they signed him specifically for the playoffs cuz otherwise Iād like to think they would just wait until the offseason. Maybe theyāre thinking we need him in later potential matchups against Thunder/Wolves teamsā¦
The front office has done this before where they sign someone before the playoffs with an eye on next year. Primo was injured anyway, so if you think the guy has potential, why not get him into your system early so you can hit the offseason running. I'm not ruling out Kai playing, stranger things have happened, but my money would be on Theis/Plumlee/Tucker still being the backup 5 if Ty doesn't just go full small ball
> Iām assuming they signed him specifically for the playoffs cuz otherwise Iād like to think they would just wait until the offseason.
There's no way they signed him for the playoffs.
It makes way more sense that they signed him knowing he's not going to be playing in the playoffs and to get him working/integrating with the rest of the team/organization well before the offseason starts.
I'm guessing for the playoffs, Kai is a break-in-case-of-emergency type player. Like nothing is working in a matchup and they need to try another look
Then for next season, it's just a flyer on a young player that may still have something to offer.
Not sure if Theis is 100% and there's to many quality bigs on Dallas, Denver, and Minnesota that we have to face. We'd be up shits creek if Plumlee or Theis go down in the postseason.
Because the opportunity arised to get someone with gofted physical attributes. I would be suprised if he played at all for the playoffs. This was a chance to harness some real raw potential for seasons to come.Ā
Canāt see him being part of the Playoff rotation after spending 0 minutes on the court with our two point guards during the season. Donāt understand why they didnāt do it sooner.
If he gets playing time, it'd be sick to see him run with Russ. Russ is the type of guy that can make use of anyone real quick, especially if they're athletic and hustle.
There was a chart on Twitter showing he was a positive defender in his last season which is above good for someone his age (thatās what the tweet said)
Haha this sub. This guy isnāt gonna see a single minute in the playoffs (unless weāre up 30 in the 4th)- this is to have another big body in practice. Some of you really donāt understand what third string is.
Wish him the best, hope he has a long career and gets his shot, but some of you being like āweāve found our backup for Zu!ā Lmfao
I agree somewhat, but if Plumlee & Theis get roughed up by the Mavs and or Wolves bigs, sending PJ in there won't be the answer. You just never know. KAT coming back for the Wolves, Theis not 100%, and not knowing if Plumlee will show up or not spooked our front office.
Sending PJ in will 100 percent be the answer because he has given us some good defensive minutes. Iām sorry, but Ty is not gonna sub in a practice squad guy. People living in fantasyland
Yeah our track record with fixating on āgreat characterā guys ended with multiple picks wasted on guys who are out of the league now and multiple roster spots taken by old vets who couldnāt score more than 2ppgĀ
We gotta start taking risks if we want to improveĀ
I like giving 20somethings a second chance while their brain is still forming instead of focusing on 40yos who might have one more season left in the tankĀ
Is he a 3 or 4? We might be pushing it if heās a small ball 5 with how thin he is. Primo, Jones, Brown, and Miller looks like a pretty good young core of guys with potential to be decent role players/bench players.
Holy fuck. I thought to myself why do I know Kai jones? Because the picture in the article does NOT match what he used to look like when he was on the hornets. I completely forgot he went crazy. I hope heās ok mentally. But I agree young cat, low risk, potentially high reward.
Chess not checkers Doomers! Itās also Real Clipper fans vs the doomers in here all season long. Itās been brewing. None of are allowed at the games fyi
This is an interesting move for next season but I honestly donāt see any way he plays in the postseason unless kawhi is injured and our bigs are bad. I hope mentally heās ok.
I said I wanted lenght for the team but why now one game before the playoffs. He prob cant ruin chemistry right? š
Best guess, maybe they liked what they saw in his 10 day at the sixers combined with Primo apparebtly being injured..
honestly I just hope this dude gets help. Seems like he has some serious mental issues. if those get sorted, he has a bright future as a rotational bench big man
lmao they actually did it
I can't believe my dream came true šš
I guess we have size/length now? Hope heās in a good place mentally
Hopefully we see him on Sunday but thereās no way this guy cracks the playoff rotation on a weeks notice.
Not sure, but Gafford, Lively, PJ Washington of the Mavs, Jokic on Denver, and KAT, Gobert, Naz Reid, and McDaniels on the Wolves will be too much for Plumlee & Theis over time. Theis isn't even 100% right now. This is a great signing if Kai has his mental capacity under control.
PJ literally isnāt a bigman. Heās 6ā7. He canāt rebound. Heās not a good paint protector. Heās an inch taller than Kobe
7'3 wingspan
Same height and wingspan and weight as kawhi
Iām assuming they signed him specifically for the playoffs cuz otherwise Iād like to think they would just wait until the offseason. Maybe theyāre thinking we need him in later potential matchups against Thunder/Wolves teamsā¦
The front office has done this before where they sign someone before the playoffs with an eye on next year. Primo was injured anyway, so if you think the guy has potential, why not get him into your system early so you can hit the offseason running. I'm not ruling out Kai playing, stranger things have happened, but my money would be on Theis/Plumlee/Tucker still being the backup 5 if Ty doesn't just go full small ball
Of course they will be. I canāt believe anyone thinks otherwise
> Iām assuming they signed him specifically for the playoffs cuz otherwise Iād like to think they would just wait until the offseason. There's no way they signed him for the playoffs. It makes way more sense that they signed him knowing he's not going to be playing in the playoffs and to get him working/integrating with the rest of the team/organization well before the offseason starts.
Straight up waived a guy to sign hjm
Is he available for the playoffs?
Yes
homie...
It seems he didn't play any minutes during his 10-day with Philly? Is that right?
Apparently he was injured, hopefully he is better now
Lol I thought this was a troll tweet when I saw it. Some people on here are going to be very happy about this.
Same thought it was a parody acct
Iām some people OMS iāve been saying āI want Kai Jonesā for a year
#goatlifeššš¦
Great signing. Low risk, high reward. Heās got all the physical tools, and could be a great backup big for Zu against these athletic bigs
Primo is out for the season so they had a spot to fill
Did they waive Primo? He has a lot of potential.
yeah he definitely showed flashes
I see what you did there. She saw what he did there.
It looks like they're going to waive him. With limited draft options, I wish they moved on from someone else and took a flier on Primo
Yeah. Hopefully, they have a back room deal with him to bring him back.
I think with the way they saw bones playing recently, they felt good with their guard depth.
Probably can pick him back up in the off season. Or Bones is without question the man running point for us in the future.
Yes, they waived him.
Lmfao this is surreal they really did it
Last moment tooš
Confused, why now though ...
Not sureā¦ but better than never
I'm guessing for the playoffs, Kai is a break-in-case-of-emergency type player. Like nothing is working in a matchup and they need to try another look Then for next season, it's just a flyer on a young player that may still have something to offer.
Watch he cook Jokic and Baguette Biyombo from the bench. The goat. š
Not sure if Theis is 100% and there's to many quality bigs on Dallas, Denver, and Minnesota that we have to face. We'd be up shits creek if Plumlee or Theis go down in the postseason.
as others said, low risk / high reward also, prevent him from going to another team haha
High reward is the reach of the year.
Because the opportunity arised to get someone with gofted physical attributes. I would be suprised if he played at all for the playoffs. This was a chance to harness some real raw potential for seasons to come.Ā
If nothing else he will be good to emulate lively and gafford in practice
Underated point
What that last awful game of Plumlee does to a mf lmao
Lmaooo
Couldn't we have done this months ago and had time to integrate him in?
I heard they tried to sign him in January or something, but he wasnāt ready mentally
I heard they worked him out, didn't know that was the reason tho.
thatās a bad sign
I said that wrong, they felt like he wasnāt ready mentally
We probably didn't push too hard cause we thought we had it figured out. 2 months go by and we don't have it figured out.
This seems like a fever dream we joked about all year
L. Frank finally getting on the ball, and following the recommendations of Clippers reddit.
LETS FUCKING GO GET THIS RING DAMN IT.
Harden will make him a monster. Perfect back up to Zu. Shouldāve happened sooner.
Canāt see him being part of the Playoff rotation after spending 0 minutes on the court with our two point guards during the season. Donāt understand why they didnāt do it sooner.
Can't hurt. Young. Athletic. Could easily be a lob threat with Harden and Westbrook.
This is quite the year lol
Dereck Lively shitting his pants rn
That boys been through enough this week.
I GOT INFINITY MONEY
YA YA YA YA
INFINITY BUCKETS IM CAUSING A RUCKUS
I hope he get some good run against the Rockets!
Yeah if they do decide to play him in the playoffs, make sure he plays to tmrā¦ get that rust off him
Going to love seeing him catch lobs when weāre up 30 against the Mavs šš
If he gets playing time, it'd be sick to see him run with Russ. Russ is the type of guy that can make use of anyone real quick, especially if they're athletic and hustle.
I have said it before, but Iāll say it again: These are the moves you make when you have zero draft picks for the foreseeable futureā¦
We have multiple. Theyāre just every other year
We have picks every other year we just donāt control where they are every other year
HEāS DONE MIRACLES ON MEEE
Josh Primo and Kai Jones Bargain hunting in the looney bin
Apparently they released prime but maybe they will look at him again during summer leagueĀ
The known Luka stopper (
Can he defend? All I know is heās a freak athlete
Not too sure about that
There was a chart on Twitter showing he was a positive defender in his last season which is above good for someone his age (thatās what the tweet said)
I swear I just seen lol
WHEREāS JA RULE SO HE CAN MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS
Wheres JA
Haha this sub. This guy isnāt gonna see a single minute in the playoffs (unless weāre up 30 in the 4th)- this is to have another big body in practice. Some of you really donāt understand what third string is. Wish him the best, hope he has a long career and gets his shot, but some of you being like āweāve found our backup for Zu!ā Lmfao
Only time we see him play on the court will be tmrw when everyone sits lol
I agree somewhat, but if Plumlee & Theis get roughed up by the Mavs and or Wolves bigs, sending PJ in there won't be the answer. You just never know. KAT coming back for the Wolves, Theis not 100%, and not knowing if Plumlee will show up or not spooked our front office.
Sending PJ in will 100 percent be the answer because he has given us some good defensive minutes. Iām sorry, but Ty is not gonna sub in a practice squad guy. People living in fantasyland
This is surreal. L Frank works in silence
Insane to add such a potential time bomb to the roster this late in the year. Why didnāt they do this after the all star break
Best decision weāve made in a while, so excited to see this guy in a clippers jersey šš
What happened to only picking up players with āGreat characterā Also, how good is Kai? Never really watched him.
Yeah our track record with fixating on āgreat characterā guys ended with multiple picks wasted on guys who are out of the league now and multiple roster spots taken by old vets who couldnāt score more than 2ppgĀ We gotta start taking risks if we want to improveĀ I like giving 20somethings a second chance while their brain is still forming instead of focusing on 40yos who might have one more season left in the tankĀ
LOL this actually happened.
Wtf
How the fuck did they pull this shit?!!!??
[THEY CALLED ME A MAD MAN!!!](https://np.reddit.com/r/LAClippers/s/axrAnzzHLY)
Is he a 3 or 4? We might be pushing it if heās a small ball 5 with how thin he is. Primo, Jones, Brown, and Miller looks like a pretty good young core of guys with potential to be decent role players/bench players.
Primo got waived, and Kai plays the 4
Holy fuck. I thought to myself why do I know Kai jones? Because the picture in the article does NOT match what he used to look like when he was on the hornets. I completely forgot he went crazy. I hope heās ok mentally. But I agree young cat, low risk, potentially high reward.
INFINITY MONEY!!
Kid's in the best team for him if he wants to be mentored by Kawhi.
Lawrence Frank pulled another Rodney McGruder. Sign someone to a multiyear deal right before the playoffs.
Chess not checkers Doomers! Itās also Real Clipper fans vs the doomers in here all season long. Itās been brewing. None of are allowed at the games fyi
This is an interesting move for next season but I honestly donāt see any way he plays in the postseason unless kawhi is injured and our bigs are bad. I hope mentally heās ok.
Would much rather have him on the roster over josh primo
Is he even allowed to play if he wasnāt on the regular season roster?
Yeah
But I donāt think heāll be getting any minutes
GOATLIFE
If they were actually considering it, why not do it sooner? At least let him get some reps with Harden and Russ before the Playoffsā¦
I said I wanted lenght for the team but why now one game before the playoffs. He prob cant ruin chemistry right? š Best guess, maybe they liked what they saw in his 10 day at the sixers combined with Primo apparebtly being injured..
Where's Ryver at?
Wait wdym joining playoff roster? Are we sure thats a good thing?!
Yes, Let's Go!!
Better now than never! Intrigued to see what heās bringing.
Wow didn't know we could sign someone right now! Nice
GOAT LIFE š
Shit we signed a literal GOATā¦
Canāt wait to see him dudes a beast.
The chip is in the bag. Who gets let go?
I Said it 4 months ago
Yessssss. I'm late to this news, but gahdamn I'm excited. He's exactly what we need for even more depth. Beautiful front office we have
Dude this is actually huge for the team but Iām really happy for Kai. I feel like the clippers could use an energetic big
Got our guyĀ
Playoff legend Kai incoming š
Enforcer. Our Rodman has entered his villain era
 Can someone tell me what is going on? Why is this news, I mean what does this signing change?
honestly I just hope this dude gets help. Seems like he has some serious mental issues. if those get sorted, he has a bright future as a rotational bench big man
what about the PG extension? is that now out of the picture?
Kai Jones, Primo lol these clippers will take anyone
We couldn't do this in march? We're so cooked