If the Clippers dropping more than $600,000 to pick Branden Dawson didn't guarentee this would come, then his play in the Orlando Summer League sure did.
The Clippers signed Dawson, their second-round pick, to a contract Wednesday, the team announced. Dawson's two-year contract is for the league minimum ($525,093 this season), with the first year guarenteed.
Despite being undersized at 6-foot-7, Dawson was one of the top rebounders in Orlando earlier this month.
In four games, Dawson averaged 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in just 25.5 minutes - the second-best rebounding total in Orlando.
The Clippers acquired Dawson on draft night, paying more than $600,000 to New Orleans for the rights to the No.