Let’s make this clear right off the back, I have nothing against Willie Reed. He’s a solid back up center that has worked his tail off to get where he is and should be getting more money than what the LA Clippers are paying him.
Compared to some of the other contracts that some backup centers received last offseason and this offseason, Reed’s one year, $1.5 million deal is a bargain deal for the production he brings. Reed’s signing makes a ton of sense if the Clippers were in dire need for a backup center to play behind DeAndre Jordan.