Zach Randolph for Quentin Richardson

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Clips made room for Griffin. Randolph is talented but he's a horrible team player. He'll get his numbers but definitely doesn't make players around him better.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4301324

The Los Angeles Clippers opened a starting position for No. 1 pick Blake Griffin on Wednesday.

The team agreed to trade power forward Zach Randolph to the Memphis Grizzlies for swingman Quentin Richardson, sources told ESPN.com's Chad Ford. The deal was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

The trade can't be finalized until the league establishes the salary cap July 8 and lifts the moratorium on player movement.

The Clippers acquired Randolph from the Knicks last November to fill the void left by Elton Brand signing with the Sixers. Randolph averaged 20.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest in 39 games for Los Angeles. A knee injury cost him time, however, and the Clippers limped to the worst record in the league.

On draft night, the Knicks traded Richardson to the Grizzlies for center Darko Milicic. Richardson won't play a game for Memphis. The nine-year veteran averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds last season. He now returns to the team that drafted him in the first round of the 2000 draft.
 
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This is a great trade for the Clippers. They get rid of Randolph's 33 million dollar contract over the next two years, they don't have to worry about him being a bad influence on Blake Griffin, and they get Quentin Richardson's expiring contract. They will have a lot of money coming off the books at the end of this year which should make them a major player in free agency in the summer of next year with all the big names. I know its still the Clippers, but they are starting to build a solid young core with Eric Gordon, Blake Griffin, Al Thorton, Mike Taylor, and Deandre Jordan.
 

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they are hoping griffen is a freak in the pros, while randolph when he plays is a double double guy. if this trade was about the money, then its cool. if they are on some "win" shit, bad deal.