The Los Angeles Clippers reshaped their roster over the summer, retaining All-NBA guard James Harden and adding a mix of veterans and prospects ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
Key free-agent agreements
James Harden re-upped on a two-year, $81.5 million contract that includes a 2026-27 player option partially guaranteed for $13,317,307 and a 15 percent trade kicker.
Brook Lopez joined on a two-year, $17,937,500 deal using the non-taxpayer mid-level exception; the second season is a team option.
Nicolas Batum returned on a two-year, $11,483,280 pact (second-year team option, 15 percent trade kicker) via Non-Bird rights.
Bradley Beal accepted a two-year, $10,975,700 contract for the full remaining mid-level exception, carrying a 2026-27 player option and 15 percent trade kicker.
Chris Paul signed for the veteran minimum, while Patrick Baldwin Jr., Jason Preston and TyTy Washington Jr. secured non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deals.
Trades
In a three-team arrangement, Los Angeles acquired forward John Collins from Utah. Miami received Norman Powell, while Utah obtained the Clippers’ 2027 second-round pick and $2.5 million in cash.
The club also flipped the draft rights to Mohamed Diawara and Luka Mitrovic to New York for the No. 50 pick, Kobe Sanders.
Draft additions
• Yanic Konan Niederhauser, No. 30 overall, signed a four-year rookie-scale contract worth $14,091,596.
• Kobe Sanders, No. 50 overall, agreed to a two-way contract.
Two-way deals
• Trentyn Flowers – one year, $85,300 guaranteed.
• Jordan Miller – one year, $85,300 guaranteed, rising to $318,218 when the regular season opens.
• Kobe Sanders – two years on the same structure; second season non-guaranteed.
Departures
Amir Coffey (Milwaukee), Patty Mills (unsigned) and Ben Simmons (unsigned) left in free agency. Jordan Miller and Patrick Baldwin Jr. were waived from standard or two-way slots before returning on new contracts.
Cap position
The Clippers are operating over the $154.6 million salary cap and above the $187.9 million luxury-tax threshold, carrying roughly $194.7 million in commitments. The club is hard-capped at $195.945 million and holds three trade exceptions, the largest valued at $6.539 million.
What’s next
Los Angeles has one standard-roster spot unfilled but lacks sufficient room under the hard cap to start the season with a 15th guaranteed contract. All three two-way slots are occupied, although Exhibit 10 invitees Baldwin, Washington and Preston could challenge for a place if flexibility emerges in training camp. Forward John Collins remains eligible for an extension at any point before June 30, 2026.
The Clippers open camp next month with a retooled frontcourt, a veteran backcourt led by Harden and Paul, and limited but strategic cap space as they pursue a deeper playoff run.
Source: Hoops Rumors
