After being traded from Minnesota to Portland on draft day and later being cut by Portland, Ryan Gomes (number 40 on the Big Board) signed a 3 year, $12 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. I never want to praise the Clippers if possible but this is a very smart, under the radar move. Gomes is a very nice role player who can easily put up 12 points and 5 rebounds while shooting a solid percentage and never straying from his role. He will be a great spot-starter type of guy to take that small forward spot until Al Farouq-Aminu (the Clippers first round pick) is ready to step in. This is an even better move considering the money. When Travis Outlaw and Amir Johnson are getting $7 mil a year, picking up Gomes for $4 mil is a great signing. If Blake Griffin is what everyone thinks he will be, the Clippers could actually...well, if they weren't the Clippers they could actually be a playoff contending team. Since they are the Clippers, though, this will surely crash and burn.
Grade: B+
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