The Los Angeles Clippers offered the winning bid in the amnesty auction for Chauncey Billups. Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the news; ESPN's Marc Stein later reported that all 30 teams were notified of the Clippers' winning bid just after Billups' waivers were set to expire at 6 p.m. ET.
The New York Knicks placed Billups on amnesty waivers on Saturday to make room for a Tyson Chandler sign-and-trade deal. Billups was reportedly angered; he and his agent Andy Miller made it clear that they were not happy with the situation, and the veteran guard threatened retirement if any team picked him up off of waivers. If he had cleared waivers, he could have become an unrestricted free agent. The Miami Heat were said to be pushing hard for him.
The Clippers, who reportedly abandoned the Chris Paul chase on Monday, have Mo Williams and Eric Bledsoe at point guard. We shall soon see if Billups was bluffing about retirement.
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this may be a good move for la actually.
by thewiz06 on Dec 12, 2011 6:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Big Deal!!
I think Chauncey is just the leader this group of young players needs and could put them in contention as a sleeper in the West. With the addition of Butler and a solid young core in Griffin, Gordon and Jordan I think we should keep an eye on the Clips’.
by Wade4President on Dec 13, 2011 7:17 AM EST reply actions
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