Clippers’ Updated Roster, Salary Cap, Draft Picks After PJ Tucker, Patty Mills Trade

The Los Angeles Clippers are shedding some salary from the roster.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Clippers were dealing forward P.J. Tucker, center Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz in exchange for guard Patty Mills and center Drew Eubanks.

The move sees the two teams shift some depth players but Bobby Marks of ESPN reported that the swapping of salary puts Los Angeles below the luxury tax and gives the team some options to make a move ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

Marks also reported that the team has created a $6.4 million and $2.1 million trade exception as a result of the deal.

Here’s a look at the current shape of the Clippers roster, salary cap and draft capital following the trade.

$4.8 million in first apron space, per Spotrac

$15.6 million in second apron space, per Spotrac

2025 1st, 2027 1st, 2029 1st, 2030 1st, 2030 2nd, 2031 1st, 2031 second, future Jazz 2nd, per Fanspo

The Clippers are currently 28-20 and sit in sixth in the Western Conference. Shedding Tucker’s $11.5 million contract and replacing it and Bamba’s with the cheaper Eubanks and Mills helps the team provide a shakeup in the locker room and also gives the team some flexibility ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA Trade Deadline.

The Clippers reportedly prefer to keep their salary situation “clean” at this year’s deadline so a big target may be off the table. However, the extra flexibility from moving off of Tucker should make more depth moves viable as the team prepares for a postseason push.