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LA Clippers Reportedly Sign Former Orlando Magic Guard to Training Camp Deal

The Clippers have reportedly made a new training camp signing

Joey Linn

Oct 22, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic guard Kevon Harris (7) guards Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) in the third quarter at Amway Center.
Oct 22, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Magic guard Kevon Harris (7) guards Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) in the third quarter at Amway Center. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
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The LA Clippers do not currently have a standard roster spot available, but it is possible the team makes at least one more trade between now and the start of training camp.

It was announced on Thursday by Shams Charania of The Athletic that the Clippers had signed former Orlando Magic guard Kevon Harris to a training camp deal. Without a roster spot, the Clippers cannot offer Harris a direct pathway to a standard deal, but he could compete for their one two-way spot that remains.

Harris has appeared in just 36 career NBA games since debuting for Orlando in 2022, but the 6-foot-5 guard does have 80 games of G League experience.

In 80 regular season G League games, Harris has averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds.

The Clippers still have some decisions to make with their roster, particularly with their collection of guards. As things sit currently, the starting backcourt projects to be James Harden and Terance Mann, which leaves Norman Powell, Kris Dunn, Kevin Porter Jr., and Bones Hyland as the standard roster guards on the bench.

Russell Westbrook was traded earlier this summer, but as part of a sign-and-trade deal that brought back Dunn, which left the Clippers with the same number of guards.

If Harris ends up with an opportunity to compete for a standard roster spot, the Clippers will have to not only clear one up, but likely do so by sending out a guard.

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Joey Linn

JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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