According to The Athletic’s David Aldridge, the Clippers will not keep veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas following his acquisition today from the Washington Wizards.

The rationale for this deal, then, must have been as follows: the Clippers wanted to move Jerome Robinson in order to make salaries work for Marcus Morris, and the Knicks did not want Robinson’s guaranteed salary for next season.

The Wizards, then, who coveted Robinson in the 2018 NBA Draft, were willing to take on Robinson for free in order to see if he can thrive more in Washington than he did in Los Angeles.

Now, the Clippers will look elsewhere to fill their need for an emergency point guard–possibly the much-discussed Darren Collison, or newly-waived Trey Burke or Tim Frazier.

Report: Clippers to release Isaiah Thomas
Lucas Hann

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers have acquired Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas from the Washington Wizards in a three-team trade with the New York Knicks. The Clippers will send Moe Harkless and their 2020 first-round pick to the Knicks for Marcus Morris, as well as Jerome Robinson to the Washington Wizards for Thomas.

Thomas is averaging 12.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Wizards this year in 23.1 minutes per game, while shooting 40.8% from the field and 41.3% from deep.

Breaking News: Clippers acquire Isaiah Thomas in three-team trade
Lucas Hann