The Clippers have re-signed 31-year old small forward Rasual Butler. The contract details aren’t available at this time. Butler played in 82 games (64 starts) in his first season with the Clippers and he averaged 33.0 minutes, 11.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Butler has now played in 557 games (247 starts) in his 8 years in the NBA and he has averaged 24.6 minutes, 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Butler is also a pretty good shooter from long range as he has hit 36.3% of his shots from behind the three point line in his career. Look for Butler to start at small forward for the Clippers in 2010-11.

The Clippers have re-signed 26-year old forward Craig Smith to a 1-year deal. Smith played in 75 games (2 starts) for the Clippers last season and he averaged 16.4 minutes, 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He has now played in 308 games (49 starts) in his four years in the NBA and he has averaged 18.8 minutes, 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Smith is a solid player so this was a good signing for the Clippers.

The Clippers have signed 26-year old shooting guard Randy Foye to a 2-year, $8.5 million dollar deal. Foye played in 70 games (38 starts) for the Wizards last season and he averaged 23.8 minutes, 10.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He has now played in 261 games (142 starts) in his four years in the NBA and he has averaged 28.0 minutes, 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. This was a very solid signing for the Clippers as Foye will bring instant offense off the bench.

The Clippers have signed 29-year old small forward Brian Cook to a 2-year, $2.5 million dollar deal. Cook played in 15 games (0 starts) for the Rockets last season and he averaged 2.9 minutes, 1.4 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Cook has now played in 349 games (74 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.1 minutes, 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has also shot 39.1% from three point range in his career. His role will probably be limited to a long range gunner off the bench.

The Clippers didn’t waste any time after hearing that LeBron James wasn’t going to sign with them. They have signed 27-year old small forward Ryan Gomes to a 4-year, $12 million dollar deal. Gomes played in 76 games (64 starts) for the T-Wolves last season and he averaged 29.1 minutes, 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Gomes has now played in 374 games (307 starts) in his 5 years in the NBA and he has averaged 29.2 minutes, 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Gomes will battle rookie first round pick Al Farouq Aminu for the starting job at small forward in 2010-11.