Clippers Sign Jamarion Sharp to Two-Way Deal

With Summer League over, the dog days of the NBA calendar are here, with nothing really on the calendar for months and the only big item left unchecked being LeBron James’ free agency, which will not impact the Clippers. Therefore, I was mildly surprised when some Clippers news came out of the blue today with the report that they have signed Jamarion Sharp to a two-way deal.

You will be forgiven for not knowing who Sharp is even if you’re a massive NBA fan. Sharp went undrafted out of Ole Miss in 2024, and has spent most of the last two years in the G-League with a brief stint in Puerto Rico. Speaking of massive, Sharp is huge even by NBA standards, standing at 7’5 and weighing 240 pounds. He will be the second tallest player in the NBA behind only Victor Wembanyama, a truly impressive physical specimen.

But what does Sharp bring as a basketball player? Well, because of his size, he’s a dominant rim protector. He won the G-League Defensive Player of the Year in 2026 for the Texas Legends, and averaged a truly insane 3.8 blocks in just 24.9 minutes per game. Even without terrific instincts or athleticism, the sheer size and wingspan make Sharp a real deterrent around the rim.

Unfortunately, that’s more or less all Sharp offers. He has not been a great rebounder in college or the G-League, never averaging more than 7.7 boards per game (last season at Western Kentucky in 2023). Sharp is also not a scorer, averaging just 7 points per game in the G-League and topping at 8.2 in college. Scoring that little despite his immense presence shows how little offensive acumen Sharp has.

Put simply, this is no more than an emergency depth big that the Clippers feel like they can throw out for a handful of minutes if Brook Lopez or Isaiah Jackson gets hurt or is struggling. With Yanic Konan Niederhauser injured, and John Collins, Kawhi Leonard, and Nic Batum gone, the Clippers are thin at center and have no feasible small-ball big men. Therefore, adding a big man on a two-way deal makes sense, even if Sharp (already 25) offers little upside or real playability due to his limitations.

The Clippers’ roster is now quite close to full (pending the Kawhi Leonard trade) as they have 14 full roster spots and all three two-way spots filled. There is plenty of wiggle room, as two-way spots can be vacated with no cap hits, and Cam Christie’s full deal is also non-guaranteed until the end of training camp in October. Still, unless the Kawhi trade is pushed through soon (seems unlikely) or a Peyton Watson sign-and-trade happens (also unlikely), it feels like the Clippers will probably not be acquiring any new players anytime soon. However, Bennedict Mathurin is still an outstanding piece of business, and I’m guessing at some point or other movement happens there.

For now, you all can probably tune out of the NBA for a bit and turn your attention to something else! We will still be podding on TLTJTJ, and I’ll be putting up articles on here weekly on random topics, but the offseason is now here in earnest.