{"id":861487,"date":"2026-10-17T21:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T21:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/861487\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T21:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T21:12:25","slug":"clippers-re-sign-promising-guard-just-days-after-cutting-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/861487\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers Re-Sign Promising Guard Just Days After Cutting Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard and former second-rounder Cam Christie to a two-way contract just two days after waiving him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard and former second-rounder Cam Christie to a two-way contract just <a href=\"https:\/\/lasportsreport.com\/clippers\/258629\/clippers-make-another-surprising-roster-decision-with-regular-season-looming\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two days after waiving him.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clippers made their move after Christie, 21, <a href=\"https:\/\/lasportsreport.com\/clippers\/258629\/clippers-make-another-surprising-roster-decision-with-regular-season-looming\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cleared waivers<\/a>. Christie will occupy the Clippers\u2019 final two-way spot, as guard Jalen Pickett and forward Nick Martinelli occupy the other two spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christie, a promising shooting prospect out of Minnesota, took on a bigger role for the Clippers in his second year in the NBA, though still managed just 8.7 minutes per game last season. He averaged 2.8 points per game\u2014double his average from the season prior\u2014while also logging 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. His natural athleticism make him a solid rebounder, as he showed during the preseason despite generally lackluster performances elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest issue in Christie\u2019s game so far is his efficiency, as he\u2019s shooting just 36.8% from the field in his two seasons. He shot 39.1% from deep in his sole collegiate season, but those skills haven\u2019t translated to the NBA yet, as he\u2019s only converting 3-point attempts at a 22.6% clip through his 68 games in the league.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dsn-sports-related\" href=\"https:\/\/lasportsreport.com\/clippers\/258629\/clippers-make-another-surprising-roster-decision-with-regular-season-looming\/\" data-dsn-recirculation=\"automatic-article-widget\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cam-Christie-300x203-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium not-transparent\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"40352f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #40352f;\"\/>Related coverageClippers Make Another Surprising Roster Decision With Regular Season LoomingRead more \u2192<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" data-dominant-color=\"433c3c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #433c3c;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cam-Christie-1-1024x683-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Apr 5, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; LA Clippers guard Cam Christie (12) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-258693 not-transparent\" \/>Apr 5, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; LA Clippers guard Cam Christie (12) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn ImagesWhy Did the Clippers Waive Cam Christie?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clippers waived Christie just one day before his minimum-salary contract became guaranteed, likely factoring into their decision to waive him after both parties agreed to push back his salary guarantee date twice during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, though, the Clippers have plenty of guard talent which may keep Christie on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lasportsreport.com\/clippers\/255654\/clippers-may-have-found-future-all-star-in-no-5-pick-keaton-wagler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 5 overall pick<\/a> Keaton Wagler figures to get most of the minutes at shooting guard, with Darius Garland running point for most of the season. Behind them, Kris Dunn and Bradley Beal\u2014if he plays\u2014can take over, and Gradey Dick and Kobe Sanders also lie in their ranks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With their re-signing of Christie, the Clippers now have all 15 of their roster spots and all three of their two-way spots filled, and will look forward to the beginning of the regular season. They\u2019ll look to get off on the right foot in the 2026-27 season, as they face a Sacramento Kings team on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PT who is projected to finish towards the bottom of the conference once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Clippers signed guard and former second-rounder Cam Christie to a two-way contract just two days&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3789],"tags":[7,4041,559,4034,192,4032,251,135,4033,4031,6],"class_list":["post-861487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-clippers","tag-basketball","tag-cam-christie","tag-clippers","tag-la","tag-la-clippers","tag-laclippers","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesclippers","tag-nba"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117458314865150899","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}