Clippers' Marreese Speights: Opts out of contract

Speights opted out of his $2.1 million contract for next season Tuesday and will become an unrestricted free agent.

Analysis:

Speights signed with the Clippers for the veteran minimum last offseason and ended up playing in all 82 regular season games for the first time in his now nine-year NBA career. He did, however, play just 15.7 minutes per game, as the former Florida standout has played in a fairly limited role for most of his career. Now, after opting out, Speights may be looking for a larger role and pay raise elsewhere in the NBA. The big man is coming off yet another solid season from behind the arc, as he hit 37.2 percent of his shots from long range while taking a career-high 3.4 threes per game.