Magic waive veteran guard Patrick Beverley

As had been widely expected, combo guard Patrick Beverley has been waived by the Magic, the team has announced in an official press release.

The 6-foot-1 Beverley will become a free agent once he clears waivers. Beverley was sent to the Magic by the Lakers as part of a four-team trade that netted L.A. two second-round draft picks and 3-and-D reserve big man Mo Bamba.

In 45 games for Los Angeles, all starts, the 34-year-old posted averages of 6.4 PPG on .402/.348/.780, plus 3.1 RPG, 2.6 APG and 0.9 SPG.

Beverley has emerged as a rumored buyout market target of the Clippers, after the team traded veteran point guards Reggie Jackson and John Wall at the deadline. 

That would mark his second go-round with L.A., He spent four seasons with the Clippers, from 2017-21, and was named to the league’s All-Defensive Second Team in 2020.