The Clippers will re-sign 25-year-old restricted free-agent shooting guard Amir Coffey on a three-year, $11M contract, agents Bill Duffy and Marlon Harrison have revealed to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
After going undrafted out of Minnesota in 2019, Coffey joined L.A. on a two-way contract. He played sparingly at the NBA level during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, averaging 3.2 PPG across 62 total contests.
Coffey initially returned to the Clippers on a two-way deal in 2021. In five games with the Clippers’ NBA G League club, the Agua Caliente Clippers, Coffey averaged 19.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.8 APG and 1.2 SPG. He was ultimately promoted to the club’s 15-man roster in March. Through 69 games with Los Angeles during the 2021-22 season, including 30 starts, Coffey averaged 9.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.8 APG and 0.6 SPG in 22.7 MPG. He posted shooting splits of .453/.378/.863. Presumably, the 25-year-old’s minutes and touches may be reduced with the full-time returns of All-Star wings Kawhi Leonard and Paul George next season.
Los Angeles has been making sure it re-signs several key role players already during free agency, anticipating a deep postseason run in 2022-23. The team will reportedly extend center Ivica Zubac on a three-year, $33M deal and also is set to bring back forward Nicolas Batum on a two-season, $22M agreement.
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