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The Clippers on Wednesday announced they have waived guard Lester Hudson. Hudson, who had been a star in the Chinese Basketball Association the past two seasons, came to the Clippers near the end of March.
Ben Bolch: Clippers will officially waive Lester Hudson today, per league executive.
Dan Woike: LAC likely waiving Lester Hudson before his contract guarantees. Like I reported yesterday, LAC also likely signing Branden Dawson
Clippers to waive Lester Hudson?
Ben Bolch: Have heard that the Clippers will likely waive Lester Hudson before his contract becomes guaranteed tomorrow.
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The Los Angeles Clippers announced today they have signed guard Lester Hudson to a multi-year agreement. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. This season, Hudson has appeared in three games with averages of 2.3 points and 1.7 steals for the Clippers after being signed to a 10-day contract on March 29. Hudson came to the Clippers from the Chinese Basketball Association where he is a two-time MVP (2014, 2015) and three-time All-Star (2012, 2014, 2015). Most recently, Hudson played for Liaoning where he averaged 31.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 50 games.
Arash Markazi: The Clippers will sign Lester Hudson for the rest of the season today. Lester Hudson's deal with the Clippers will be a multi-year contract with a team option for next season.
Arash Markazi: The Clippers wanted to re-sign Nate Robinson but the bone bruise in his left knee isn't fully healed and they don't have much time to wait. If Nate Robinson was healthy and ready to play today he would have been signed but he's not so they went to Plan B, which was Lester Hudson.
The 10-day contract of guard Lester Hudson is over and he was not re-signed to a second one, though that happening is not out of the realm of possibility. Doc Rivers, coach and president of basketball operations, said he expects to fill the spot.
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Arash Markazi: Doc said the team still hasn't made a decision on Lester Hudson or bringing back Nate Robinson. They have the next three days to decide.
In December of that season while the Celtics were in Chicago to play the Bulls, Hudson received a directive from Garnett. It wasn’t the first time Garnett made a request – as a rookie, Hudson often ran errands for him and other veterans. This one was vague, though. “‘Train, come to the store with me,’” Hudson recalled. “‘Meet me downstairs at this time.’ You can’t be late with KG. I was probably 10 minutes early. He was like, ‘Come on let’s go.’”
Hudson left the team hotel with Garnett, not knowing where they were headed. As they walked down the street, Garnett filled the conversation with more words of encouragement. The talk ended as they approached the destination. Hudson gazed upon the building: the Louis Vuitton store. “He told me to pick out whatever I wanted,” said Hudson. “I was like, ‘Are you serious right now?’ He said, ‘You work hard and I respect you. You help me out a lot.’”
The Los Angeles Clippers announced today they have signed guard Lester Hudson to a 10-day contract. Hudson comes to the Clippers from the Chinese Basketball Association where he is a two-time MVP (2014, 2015) and three-time All-Star (2012, 2014, 2015). Most recently, Hudson played for Liaoning where he averaged 31.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 50 games.
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