{"id":23144,"date":"2019-07-02T15:14:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23144"},"modified":"2019-07-02T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T21:18:16","slug":"patrick-beverley-re-signs-with-the-los-angeles-clippers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/07\/02\/patrick-beverley-re-signs-with-the-los-angeles-clippers\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Beverley Re-signs with the Los Angeles Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beverpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Beverley<\/a><\/strong> has agreed to a three-year deal to return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-clippers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> worth $40 million. For his career, he&#8217;s averaged 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Los Angeles Clippers Re-sign Patrick Beverley<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Once a league cast-off, Beverley scraped and fought to get back to the NBA. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a> gave him a chance in 2012 and he capitalized on it. Committing to his role as a defensive bulldog, Beverley earned a four-year deal with the Rockets in 2015. In 2017, the Rockets <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/06\/30\/breakdown-chris-paul-trade-houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent him to the Clippers<\/a> as part of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong> trade.\u00a0Despite being traded away, Beverley still put in the work and has been rewarded. Now, he&#8217;ll continue to be with the Clippers for the next few years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free agent guard Patrick Beverley has agreed to a three-year, $40M deal to stay with the Clippers, his agent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kb_sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KB_Sports<\/a> tells ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1145562746253172737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Beverley made his name in the league by being a defense-first player. In the current point-guard driven era, Beverley thrives by hounding those same elite players. In the playoffs, he shines even more as he gets to hone in on one player and strip them of most of what they want to do. Though he usually guards point guards, he&#8217;ll take on any assignment, even guarding\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a><\/strong> in the playoffs last season.<\/p>\n<p>Though a limited offensive player, Beverley does a good job spotting up and hitting open 3-point shots. He&#8217;s by no means a ball-dominant player and does a good job quickly passing it to more offensively gifted players. All in all, he knows his role as a defender and doesn&#8217;t do overextend his limitations on offense.<\/p>\n<p>After it appeared early on the Clippers weren&#8217;t going to get two max free agents, they were smart to pivot and re-sign Beverley. His contract is pretty good for someone that makes opposing point guards miserable. At 30 years old, he should still be an elite defender for a few more years before losing a step with age. Now the Clippers have their point guard spot filled for the next few years and<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/06\/23\/nba-free-agency-best-landing-spots-for-kawhi-leonard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> still have the money<\/a> to pursue\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"r8nsg2CLRTpLvoKO6DXHKQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/647021418\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'r8nsg2CLRTpLvoKO6DXHKQ',sig:'t_-X0bzFCVYDe_6F0CBaoFjrpMF6RLGrtFsd3w6xhr4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'647021418',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski,\u00a0Patrick Beverley has agreed to a three-year deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers worth $40 million. For his career, he&#8217;s averaged 9.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. Los Angeles Clippers Re-sign Patrick Beverley Once a league cast-off, Beverley scraped and fought to get back to the NBA. 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