Clippers trade for Norman Powell, Robert Covington
Source: Twitter @wojespn
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU📰 @TheAthletic with @Jason Quick on Clippers acquiring Norman Powell and Robert Covington from Portland for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson, and somebody’s 16-year-old son (in the form of a 2025 Pistons second-round pick)
theathletic.com/news/clippers-… – 4:17 PM Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Folks: You cannot bash this trade based on the two firsts dealt for Covington (2020, 2021) while IGNORING that Portland got back Keon Johnson, the 21st pick in 2021. The 2021 pick dealt was No. 23. Stop. You’re being disingenuous. – 4:15 PM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Seeing a lot of comments on why the Lakers couldn’t do a Covington/Powell deal.
It’s called math
The Lakers don’t have the contracts to take back 2 players earning $27M+ – 3:55 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Trail Blazers trading Norman Powell and Robert Covington to Clippers nba.nbcsports.com/2022/02/04/tra… – 3:52 PM Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
The Clippers now have Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Norman Powell, Marcus Morris, Terance Mann, Luke Kennard, and potentially Nic Batum (player option) and Robert Covington (UFA) going into next year.
As much as they love having a surplus of wings, I can’t imagine they keep all 9. – 3:42 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Clippers new small ball lineup:
Reggie Jackson
Paul George
Norman Powell
Kawhi Leonard
Marcus Morris
6th man: Terance Mann pic.twitter.com/FZDUSPL8fb – 3:22 PM Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Today on BRING IT IN, @David Thorpe said that even after news Kawhi likely won’t return, he’d keep playing all in, to win … and I guess they think the same way at LAC because a few hours later they traded for Norman Powell and Robert Covington. truehoop.com/p/bring-it-in-… – 3:18 PM Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Thinking about what Ty Lue will be able to do with Reggie, Powell, PG and Kawhi. When PG went down before Christmas, was told Clips still wanted to maintain core around Kawhi and PG with eyes on next season. And they look like a playoff team with Powell and Covington this season – 3:05 PM Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
I thought Robert Covington would have been a good fit for the Wizards at the deadline, but he’s now a Clipper. – 3:03 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
No way. No way. I haven’t been watching Clippers games. I assumed Keon Johnson was starting and getting buckets or something. @Portland Trail Blazers you traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington away for a bag of rap snacks & a dab of ranch. You could have at least gotten @realdirtychips pic.twitter.com/neftuvBdUl – 3:00 PM Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
The Clippers are now heading into next season with a $25M luxury tax bill with 11 players.
I project that figure to be closer to at least $110M when factoring in new deals for Robert Covington and Nic Batum.
If they use the taxpayer MLE on top of that, it can be north of $140M. – 3:00 PM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Clippers had a good look at Norman Powell this year. He’d averaged 21.3 pts on 46%/55% shooting in POR’s four games vs. LAC this season. His overall shooting splits this season: pic.twitter.com/rRPi8iNdku – 2:54 PM Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
ICYMI, talked about Robert Covington likely being gone in the pod yesterday, so mentioned all the fantasy fallout here if that happened.
Lots of potential fantasy stashes! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/est… – 2:50 PM Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
Portland: What if we gave you Powell and Covington?
The Clips: Cool! Thank you!
Portland: No prob. – 2:49 PM Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
I can’t believe the Clippers have Norman Powell and Robert Covington TO GO WITH PAUL GEORGE AND KAWHI LEONARD – 2:49 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Looks like Blazers just dumped 28-year-old 6-3 guard Norman Powell’s 5-year/$90 million contract for negative value.
Does that say anything about the value of 27-year-old 6-3 guard Marcus Smart’s 5-year/$91 million contract? pic.twitter.com/q0opQZQDge – 2:48 PM Spencer Percy @QCHspencer
If the LAC cost for getting Norman Powell on a long-term contract was basically a rookie contract/prospect (Keon Johnson) + 2R pick then it’s fair to assume the cost of trading for Jusuf Nurkic on an expiring contract should be significantly less. File that away, #Hornets fans. – 2:47 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The Blazers traded two first-round picks and Trevor Ariza for Robert Covington.
The Blazers traded Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood for Norman Powell.
And now all the Blazers have to show for those two trades is a Keon Johnson, J Winslow, a couple months of Eric Bledsoe.
Yikes – 2:38 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
League source confirms to @theathletic that Clippers are trading a 2025 Detroit 2nd round pick along with reserves Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson to Portland for Norman Powell and Robert Covington. – 2:36 PM David Morrow @_DavidMorrow
When Kawhi gets back…. Man. Norm will be an excellent sixth-man type for them, and imagine the defensive versatility of PG/Kawhi/Covington together. – 2:35 PM Synergy Sports Tech @SynergySST
Among the 130 #NBA players to use 500 or more possessions this season, Norman Powell ranks 16th in scoring efficiency shooting an eFG% of 64% in spot up situations and 56% in transition. – 2:35 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Robert Covington is off the table, Jazz fans pic.twitter.com/L9x4MI7MOU – 2:33 PM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
A source confirmed to @latimessports the Clippers deal with Portland, sending Justise Winslow, Eric Bledsoe and Keon Johnson in exchange for Norman Powell and Robert Covington. @Adrian Wojnarowski first reported.
The deal opens a roster spot, too. – 2:32 PM Chris Herrington @ChrisHerrington
That deal presumably shores up Clippers as a postseason team and candidate to get above the play-in line, but Powell will be a good fit (and Covington too if re-signed) with Kawhi/George next season. – 2:31 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
So let’s say the Clippers have Kawhi and PG back healthy next season.
Their supporting cast, right now, looks like this: Jackson, Morris, Batum, maybe Covington, Powell, Mann, Zubac, Kennard, Boston, Preston, Coffey, maybe Hartenstein, maybe an MLE.
Expensive but awesome. – 2:30 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Clippers are trading Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and future second-round pick to the Trail Blazers for Norman Powell and Robert Covington, sources tell ESPN. – 2:26 PM Norman Powell @npowell2404
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