The departure of Cole Aldrich in NBA free agency last summer left a big hole for the LA Clippers’ bench, and despite so much money being thrown around because of the salary cap jump ($70 million to $94 million) over one year, the Clippers were able to sign a proven bucket maker in Marreese Speights, known by the world as “Mo’ Buckets”, for the veteran’s minimum and no more.
Speights has fit in quite nicely with the bench and has seen the highest Player Efficiency Rating (PER) of his career while playing with the Clippers, currently at a fairly impressive 20.