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2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season

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The 2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season will be the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 49th season in Southern California, and their third season in Inglewood.

Head coachTyronn Lue
PresidentLawrence Frank (suspended from September 2026 to March 2027)
General managerTrent Redden
OwnerSteve Ballmer (suspended)
Quick facts Los Angeles Clippers season, Head coach ...
2026–27 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
PresidentLawrence Frank (suspended from September 2026 to March 2027)
General managerTrent Redden
OwnerSteve Ballmer (suspended)
ArenaIntuit Dome
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network West
FanDuel Sports Network SoCal
Nexstar Media Group[a] (9 simulcasts)
RadioKLAC
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On September 2, 2026, following a year-long investigation, the NBA penalized the Clippers for salary cap circumvention involving Kawhi Leonard and handful of sponsors including the bankrupt Aspiration, Inc. The sanctions included a $30-million fine for the team, forfeiture of the team's first-round draft picks from 2029 to 2033 and a 2029 first-round pick acquired from the Indiana Pacers, a one-year suspension for owner Steve Ballmer and president of basketball operations Gillian Zucker (without pay), a six-month suspension for president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, and a $700,000 fine for Leonard that helped clear his previously agreed upon trade to the Toronto Raptors.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2026 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Keaton Wagler Guard  United States Illinois
2 36 Baba Miller Small forward  Spain Cincinnati
2 52 Henri Veesaar Center  Estonia North Carolina
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The Clippers entered the draft holding one first-round selection and two second-round selections, all acquired through previous trades.[2][3] The lottery pick from the Indiana Pacers was conveyed to the team after landing outside its top 4 and 10th-to-30th protected ranges, the 36th pick was originally owned by the Memphis Grizzlies and conveyed to the team after falling outside the 43rd-to-60th protected range, and the 52nd pick was acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers as an exchange for James Harden. The Clippers had traded their original first- and second-round selections to the Oklahoma City Thunder (as part of the 2019 Paul George trade) and the Houston Rockets (later conveyed to the Brooklyn Nets), respectively.[4]

Roster

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Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 3 Bradley Beal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-06-28 Florida
F 40 Johni Broome 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 2002-07-19 Auburn
G 24 Cam Christie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2005-07-24 Minnesota
G 8 Kris Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-03-18 Providence
G 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
F 23 Isaiah Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-10 Kentucky
F 5 Derrick Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-15 UNLV
F 2 Kawhi Leonard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991-06-29 San Diego State
C 11 Brook Lopez 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 282 lb (128 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
F 12 Nick Martinelli (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2004-04-20 Northwestern
G/F 9 Bennedict Mathurin (RFA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-06-19 Arizona
F 18 Baba Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2004-02-07 Cincinnati
G 22 Jordan Miller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-23 Miami (FL)
C 14 Yanic Konan Niederhäuser Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 2003-03-14 Penn State
G – Jalen Pickett (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-10-22 Penn State
G 4 Kobe Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2002-05-30 Nevada
C – Jamarion Sharp (TW) 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2001-08-26 Mississippi
G/F – Max Strus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
G 1 Keaton Wagler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2007-02-03 Illinois
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Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: August 20, 2026

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Game log

Preseason

More information 2026 preseason game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0), Game ...
2026 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
October 10 @ Toronto Canada Rogers Arena
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2026–27 preseason schedule
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Regular season

More information 2026–27 game log Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0), Game ...
2026–27 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 21 Sacramento Intuit Dome
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2 October 23 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
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3 October 25 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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4 October 28 L.A. Lakers Intuit Dome
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5 October 30 @ Minnesota Target Center
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 November 1 @ Golden State Chase Center
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7 November 2 Toronto Intuit Dome
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8 November 4 Miami Intuit Dome
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9 November 8 New Orleans Intuit Dome
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10 November 10 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
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11 November 13 Oklahoma City Intuit Dome
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12 November 15 Charlotte Intuit Dome
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13 November 17 Utah Intuit Dome
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14 November 19 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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15 November 21 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
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16 November 23 @ Houston Toyota Center
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17 November 25 @ Memphis FedExForum
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18 November 27 New Orleans Intuit Dome
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19 November 29 @ Golden State Chase Center
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 1 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
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21 December 2 Minnesota Intuit Dome
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22 TBD TBD TBD
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23 TBD TBD TBD
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24 December 13 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
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25 December 16 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
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26 December 18 @ Miami Kaseya Center
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27 December 20 Indiana Intuit Dome
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28 December 21 Denver Intuit Dome
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29 December 23 Golden State Intuit Dome
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30 December 26 Memphis Intuit Dome
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31 December 27 Philadelphia Intuit Dome
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32 December 29 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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33 December 31 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 January 1 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
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35 January 3 @ Washington Capital One Arena
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36 January 5 @ Orlando Kia Center
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37 January 7 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
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38 January 9 Boston Intuit Dome
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39 January 11 L.A. Lakers Intuit Dome
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40 January 14 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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41 January 15 Orlando Intuit Dome
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42 January 18 Phoenix Intuit Dome
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43 January 20 @ Utah Delta Center
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44 January 22 Washington Intuit Dome
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45 January 24 @ New York Madison Square Garden
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46 January 25 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
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47 January 27 @ Boston TD Garden
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48 January 29 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
49 February 2 San Antonio Intuit Dome
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50 February 3 Golden State Intuit Dome
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51 February 5 @ Denver Ball Arena
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52 February 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
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53 February 9 Detroit Intuit Dome
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54 February 10 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
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55 February 12 @ Memphis FedExForum
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56 February 14 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
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57 February 16 Houston Intuit Dome
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58 February 17 Chicago Intuit Dome
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All-Star Game
59 February 25 Utah Intuit Dome
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60 February 28 Portland Intuit Dome
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 2 @ Portland Moda Center
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62 March 4 Brooklyn Intuit Dome
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63 March 6 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
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64 March 8 Houston Intuit Dome
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65 March 10 New York Intuit Dome
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66 March 11 Cleveland Intuit Dome
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67 March 13 @ Portland Moda Center
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68 March 16 Denver Intuit Dome
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69 March 18 Memphis Intuit Dome
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70 March 20 Atlanta Intuit Dome
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71 March 22 Dallas Intuit Dome
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72 March 24 Milwaukee Intuit Dome
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73 March 26 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
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74 March 27 @ Chicago United Center
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75 March 29 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
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76 March 31 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 2 San Antonio Intuit Dome
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78 April 4 Phoenix Intuit Dome
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79 April 6 Minnesota Intuit Dome
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80 April 8 @ Denver Ball Arena
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81 April 9 @ Utah Delta Center
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82 April 11 Sacramento Intuit Dome
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2026–27 season schedule
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NBA Cup

Main article: 2026 NBA Cup

West Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First game(s) will be played: October 30, 2026. Source:

Transactions

Main article: List of 2026–27 NBA season transactions

Trades

More information Date, Trade ...
Date Trade Ref.
June 24, 2026 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Atlanta Hawks
 [5]
To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Houston Rockets
  • Cash considerations
 [6]
July 9, 2026 Six-team trade [7]
To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 2028 protected second-round pick (from Detroit)
 To Detroit Pistons
To Dallas Mavericks
 To Memphis Grizzlies
  • AJ Johnson (from Dallas)
  • D'Angelo Russell (from Washington)
  • Isaiah Stewart (from Detroit)
  • 2029 HOU second-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2029 LAL second-round pick (from Washington)
  • 2030 GSW protected first-round pick (from Dallas)
  • 2032 second-round pick swap right (from Washington)
  • 2033 WAS second-round pick (from Washington)
To Milwaukee Bucks
  • Caris LeVert (from Detroit)
  • 2027 MIL second-round pick (from Detroit)
  • 2027 second-round pick (from Detroit)
 To Washington Wizards
July 28, 2026 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To  Philadelphia 76ers
  • Cash considerations
 [8]
August 20, 2026
Five-team trade [9][10]
[11][12]
[13]
To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
To Denver Nuggets
 To Charlotte Hornets
To Washington Wizards
  • Tre Mann (from Charlotte)
  • 2027 second-round pick[c] (from Los Angeles)
  • Cash considerations (from Cleveland)
Reported[d] To Los Angeles Clippers
  • Gradey Dick
  • Brandon Ingram
  • 2027 first-round pick swap right[e]
  • 2030 TOR second-round pick
  • 2031 TOR first-round pick
  • 2033 TOR first-round pick
  • 2033 TOR second-round pick
 To Toronto Raptors
 [14]
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Affiliates include:
  2. [b]
    Los Angeles will receive the second most favorable pick out of three possibilities: 1) the most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Houston, Indiana, Miami, and Oklahoma City; 2) the more favorable of the picks originally belonging to Golden State and Phoenix; 3) Philadelphia's own pick.
  3. [c]
    Los Angeles Clippers will receive the second most favorable pick out of three possibilities: 1) the most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and Oklahoma City Thunder; 2) the more favorable of the picks originally belonging to Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns; 3) Philadelphia 76ers' own pick.
  4. [d]
    Reported on NBA.com but not yet official. Some trades are agreed to but not made official for salary cap reasons until after the free-agent moratorium ends on July 6, sometimes with modifications from the initial reported trade or multiple trades combined. Trade details may be supplemented with information from sites other than NBA.com.
  5. [e]
    Oklahoma City has the right to swap picks with Los Angeles, after which the Clippers can swap with Toronto.

Free agency

Re-signed

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Date Player Ref.
July 7 Kobe Sanders
July 9 Jordan Miller
August 13 Bradley Beal
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Additions

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Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 5 Fletcher Loyer (Exhibit 10 contract) Purdue Boilermakers
July 6 Rui Hachimura Los Angeles Lakers
July 21 Jamarion Sharp
(Two-way contract)		 Vaqueros de Bayamón
August 10 Yuki Kawamura (Exhibit 10 contract) Indiana Pacers
August 12 Jalen Pickett
(Two-way contract)		 Denver Nuggets
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Subtractions

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Player Reason New Team Ref.
Bogdan Bogdanović Free agency Houston Rockets
Sean Pedulla Waived Houston Rockets
TyTy Washington Jr. Free agency France ASVEL Basket
Nicolas Batum Free agency TBD
Norchad Omier Free agency TBD
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