The Clippers picked 21-year old, 6’4″, 205 pound shooting guard Travis Leslie out of Georgia with the 47th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.  Leslie played in 33 games for Georgia last year and he averaged 32.2 minutes, 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  Leslie played in 90 games in his three years in college and he averaged 26.5 minutes, 12.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  This was another solid pick for the Clippers as Leslie was good value where they got him.

The Clippers picked 21-year old, 6’10″, 245 pound power forward Trey Tompkins with the 37th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.  Tompkins played in 30 games for Georgia last year and he averaged 31.2 minutes, 16.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocked shots per game.  In his three years in college, Tompkins played in 89 games in which he averaged 29.5 minutes, 15.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocked shots per game.  Tompkins was the best player on the board when the Clippers picked and he will back up Blake Griffin.

The Clippers have bought out 31-year old SG/SF Rasual Butler.  Butler played in 41 games (2 starts) for the Clippers this season and he averaged 18.1 minutes, 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Butler played in 123 games (66 starts) in his two years with the Clippers and he averaged 28.0 minutes, 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  The Clippers won’t miss Butler too much as he has been nailed to the bench as of late.

The Clippers have dealt 31-year old point guard Baron Davis and a 1st round pick in 2011 to the Cleveland Cavaliers for 28-year old point guard Mo Williams and 30-year old small forward Jamario Moon.  Davis played in 43 games (35 starts) for the Clippers this season and he averaged 29.5 minutes, 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  He played in 183 games (168 starts) in his 3 years with the Clippers and he averaged 33.0 minutes, 14.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.  The Clippers wanted to deal Davis so bad that they had to throw in their first round pick for this season and that could come back to haunt them down the road.

Mo Williams played in 36 games (34 starts) for the Cavaliers this season and he averaged 29.6 minutes, 13.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game.  He has now played in 515 games (409 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 30.5 minutes, 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.  Williams will replace Davis as the starting point guard for the Clippers.  Jamario Moon played in 40 games (13 starts) for the Cavs this year and he averaged 19.1 minutes, 4.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  Moon has now played in 259 games (150 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 23.4 minutes, 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  Moon will help the Clippers off the bench the rest of this season. 

Adding their first round pick (likely to be a lottery pick) is a very high price to get rid of Baron Davis.

The Clippers have waived 32-year old center Jarron Collins.  Collins played in 19 games (0 starts) for the Clippers this year and he was averaging 7.5 minutes, 0.8 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.  He also was only shooting 33.3% from the floor so far this year.  Hopefully this means that Chris Kaman is getting ready to return to action soon.

UPDATE:  The Clippers have re-signed Jarron Collins to a 10-day contract.  They waived him yesterday to ensure that his contract wouldn’t be guaranteed for the rest of the season.

Starting point guard Baron Davis will be out until at least Thanksgiving due to a knee injury. Davis has played in 4 games (3 starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 27.3 minutes, 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Luckily, the Clippers drafted Eric Bledsoe last June. Bledsoe has played in 10 games (7 starts) for the Clippers so far this year and he is averaging 29.7 minutes, 9.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game. The Clippers need Bledsoe to keep up the good work while Davis is out of action.

The Clippers have released 32-year old center Jake Voskuhl. Voskuhl has played in 450 games (93 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.3 minutes, 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. This shouldn’t hurt the Clippers too much as they have a lot of depth at both center and power forward for the 2010-11 season.

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.