Clippers, Justise Winslow agree to two-year deal

The Clippers are in agreement with free agent forward Justise Winslow on a two-year deal, his agents Austin Brown and Erika Ruiz tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).

Winslow became an unrestricted free agent at the beginning of the month when Memphis declined a $13M option on his contract.

Winslow’s career has been sidetracked by hip and back injuries, but if healthy, he could jump into the Clippers’ rotation. He appeared in just 11 games with Miami during the 2019-20 season. He was traded to the Grizzlies in February 2020 but didn’t make his team debut until late February this year.

Winslow had trouble scraping off the rust, averaging 6.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG and 1.9 APG in 19.5 MPG while shooting 35.1% from the field in 26 games.

In his last full season, Winslow averaged 12.6 PPG, 5.4 RPG and 4.3 APG in 2018-19 while being used at times as a point forward. Winslow, 25, provides a boost at the wing spot, which is much needed since Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss most of next season after undergoing knee surgery.