NBA: LA Clippers agree to trade Blake Griffin to Detroit Pistons
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Blake Griffin is in the first season of a five-year contract valued at more than US$170 million after becoming a free agent last summer.
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(REUTERS) - The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade All-Star forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for a package of players and draft picks, according to multiple reports on Monday (Jan 29).
The Clippers will receive guard Avery Bradley, forwards Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic, and first- and second-round draft picks, according to the reports.
In exchange, the Pistons will acquire Griffin, forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed.
Griffin, averaging 22.6 points and 7.9 rebounds, is in the first season of a five-year contract valued at more than US$170 million after becoming a free agent last summer.
The first pick of the 2009 draft has averaged 21.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in an NBA career riddled with injuries.
Harris led Detroit in scoring at 18.1 points in 48 games this season.
Bradley has started all of his 40 games for the Pistons, averaging 15 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists, while Marjanovic is averaging 6.2 points in 19 games, averaging nine minutes per appearance.
