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  • Sasha Vujacic Signs with Clippers After Stint in Turkey

    Sasha Vujacic Signs with Clippers After Stint in Turkey

    Sasha Vujacic, a Slovenian professional basketball player, will return to Los Angeles under a 10-day contract with the Clippers.

    Vujacic played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2004 to 2010.

    In an interview on Monday prior to suffering a painful 115-116 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Clippers coach Doc Rivers was noncommittal regarding Vujacic: “Just adding another player … no deep thinking to it. He’s another shooter … we’ll see what he’s got.”

    Vujacic is part of a recent spate of short-term signings by the Clippers as they seek to mitigate the loss of point guard Chris Paul, who has sat out 16 games with a shoulder injury.

    “[Vujacic] had a good workout with us about three to four weeks ago,” Rivers said. “We felt like getting another guard … we’ve got a lot of our guards banged up right now.”

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    Where has Vujacic been since he left the Lakers in 2010?

    He went to the New Jersey Nets in December of that year as part of a three-team trade also involving the Houston Rockets. At the time Nets General Manager Billy King called Vujacic a “a veteran NBA player who will add depth to our backcourt rotation.”

    Vujacic saw success with the Nets, tying his career high of 22 points in January 2011 and following up with a new career high – 25 points – the following month when the Nets defeated the New Orleans Hornets.

    In July 2011, Vujacic returned to Europe when he signed a one-year deal with Anadolu Efes, a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. In June 2012, it was announced that Vujacic would play one more season with the team.

    He was joined in Turkey by Jordan Farmar whose time with both the Lakers and the Nets overlapped Vujacic’s. Farmar took advantage of the post-season opt-out clause in his Anadolu Efes contract to return to Los Angeles. In July 2013 he signed for a season with the Lakers.

    It remains to be seen if Vujacic’s 10-day contract will turn into something more permanent. In the meantime, fans have mixed feelings about the deal:

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  • Sasha Vujacic Signs With Los Angeles Clippers With 10-Day Contract

    In a search to obtain more depth for their roster, the Los Angeles Clippers have signed Sasha Vujacic. He is a native of Slovenia, and will join a group of talented veterans that are continually being added to the Clipppers roster.

    It will be homecoming for Vujacic in terms of location, as he was once a star for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he has not played in the NBA since the 2010-2011 season. He spent time overseas and last played for the Turkish Euroleague team Anadolu Efes Istanbul in 2012-13.

    The 29-year-old veteran guard will join the Clippers with a 10-day contract, who will look to add him as yet another shooting option on a team that continues to build. While playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Sasha Vujacic was on a team that won the NBA Championship in 2009 and 2010.

    The Clippers have continued to look to find more options to assist at the point guard position with Chris Paul injured, although luckily they have not gone on a losing streak as a result of that injury. In fact, the Clippers are 11-4 since their star player was sidelined with a separated shoulder. He has been out since January 3rd.

    In recent weeks, Stephen Jackson, Maalik Wayns and Hedo Turkoglu were also signed, although Turkoglu is the only player who has remained with the team.

    Sasha Vujacic’s is simply another addition to a team that continues to rebuild, and started with the signing of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, along with Doc Rivers, who hopes to continue to turn the team around and make a run at a championship with his new squad.

    The Los Angeles Clippers are currently 34-16 and sit at the No.4 spot in the western conference, behind the Thunder, Spurs and Blazers, respectively. Sasha Vujacic is just one of several other guards who have recently been signed, although whether he will stick around is yet to be determined.

    The Clippers continue to sign old veterans, and are going with the immediate solution as they fill the space that Chris Paul has left. Turkoglu is a 34-year-old veteran who has played with several teams, and Sasha Vujacic joins the pack of older players on the team, possibly making them one of the oldest teams in the league.

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