Report: Clippers, Jordan Farmar agree to 2-year, $4.2 million deal
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Just days after losing backup point guard Darren Collison to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly filled that void by using their bi-annual exception to sign free agent Jordan Farmar.
The Clippers and free-agent guard Jordan Farmar agree to deal, sources, likely for biannual of 2 years, $4.2 million
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) July 6, 2014
Farmar's two-year deal has a player option for the second season, sources.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) July 6, 2014
Farmar has spent five of his seven NBA seasons with the Clippers' Staples Center co-habs, the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 41 games for them last season, missing half the year thanks to a spate of groin and hamstring injuries.
When able to stay on the court, Farmar performed admirably in a backup role, averaging 10.1 points and 4.9 assists in just over 22 minutes per game, while shooting a terrific 43.8 percent from beyond the arc.
After agreeing to the deal, Farmar had some bittersweet parting words for the franchise that drafted him back in 2006.
Farmar expressed gratitude to be w/ Lakers, but admitted they "did not give any indication of as to what my plans were for the future."
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) July 6, 2014
More Farmar: "You don't know who the coach is. You don't know who I am going to be playing with. They made no commitment to me on that part"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 6, 2014
Jordan Farmar on leaving the Lakers: “At the end of the day, it wasn’t in the cards for me. They didn’t want to make it happen."
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) July 6, 2014
Farmar: "I want to thank the Lakers organization & Lakers fans for always accepting me. To be able to come back home and play was special"
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) July 7, 2014
Farmar cont:“The situation is great for me. I’m still in L.A., representing Los Angeles and playing in front of my friends and family."
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) July 6, 2014