The Los Angeles Clippers are looking to bolster their frontcourt depth and plan on working out costless-agent centers Andrew Bynum, Greg Oden, Emeka Okafor and Andray Blatche sometime this week.
Blatche spent last season with the Brooklyn Nets and had a solid year, while Greg Oden was with Miami and made some small contributions in limited time. Bynum was in and out and may sit for the entire season after he was with the Cavaliers and Pacers, but he did not contribute much, while Emeka Okafor missed last season with an injury and could return this year.
The Clippers are looking for some depth behind DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin and Doc Rivers likes having players that can play on both ends of the floor. While Bynum and Oden have been injured and so has Okafor, if they show they are healthy they could be solid options at a low price and could be low risk, high reward players for the team . The Clips already signed Spencer Hawes so they are not looking for tons of minutes and that could be perfect for that group of players.
The team has been dealing with the Donald Sterling situation and they have had some issues with costless agents, but with the sale looking like it's going through, the team should have an easier time signing players.
Rivers may not want to deal with a head case like Bynum, but having Oden could be solid as well. Last season Oden did not play much, but with Hawes and Jordan in the fold Rivers won't be asking for much and that could be perfect for a player like Oden.