Clippers to Cut Ties With 5 Players After Woeful Start to the Season: Report

The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly viewed as potential sellers on the trade market after stumbling to a league-worst-tying 1-7 start. According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, multiple NBA scouts and rival executives are monitoring five Clippers veterans—Brook Lopez, Kris Dunn, Rui Hachimura, Max Strus, and Derrick Jones Jr.—as trade targets for playoff contenders as the season progresses.

Lopez, Dunn, Strus, and Jones Jr. are on expiring contracts, offering the struggling Clippers an opportunity to recoup valuable draft capital. Meanwhile, Hachimura represents a key asset on a two-year deal with a team option. Alongside offensive struggles, Los Angeles faces additional pressure following Brandon Ingram's partially torn Achilles.