The Clippers made (presumably) one of their final moves of the offseason yesterday by officially signing undrafted rookie Trentyn Flowers to a two-way deal.
The Clippers technically agreed to a deal with Flowers all the way back on draft night, as he received a call from Lawrence Frank, Ty Lue, and Steve Ballmer – a whole lot of fanfare for a summer league or even Exhibit 10 deal. It’s thus not exactly a surprise that the two-way deal materialized as the signing for Flowers, even if it took a bit and couldn’t play in Summer League.
I wrote a bit about Flowers in the Summer League roster write-up as well as in the Cam Christie draft post, and we have talked about him on The Lob The Jam The Pod as well, so I don’t think I need to go much more in-depth here. The long and short of it is that Flowers is just 19, was a top 25 high school prospect, and had a really rough year playing in Australia in the NBL. He’s a long ways from contributing at the NBA level, and will probably spend nearly the entire season down in the G-League.
The Clippers’ offseason is close to done barring a surprise major trade. Their roster is almost full, with all 15 NBA slots and two of three two-way spots filled. PJ Tucker and Bones Hyland are candidates to be moved, and the Clippers could fill the other two-way spot as well, but it doesn’t seem there’s a rush on any of that. It’s possible those moves won’t come until training camp, or even during the 2025 season.
For now, NBA front offices are starting to go on vacation, and major NBA business will quiet down for a couple months until training camps start in late September.
