Jason Preston has joined the Los Angeles Clippers' roster, according to the club's official roster as of Saturday, Sept. 26. The 27-year-old guard arrives from free agency, with no report logged ahead of the move.
The move
Jason Preston joined the Los Angeles Clippers' roster, confirmed by the club's official roster on Saturday, Sept. 26. He arrives from free agency, with no prior NBA roster spot. No report preceded the move; none is logged for this transaction. Preston, a 27-year-old guard with two years of NBA experience, is now the newest name on Los Angeles' roster heading into the 2026-27 season.
The money
Preston's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Clippers carry a payroll of $193.7 million across 19 contracts for 2026-27, putting them over the salary cap but under the luxury tax. The cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.
The fit
Preston has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Clippers backcourt led by James Harden, who averaged 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points last season, alongside Darius Garland at 29.1 minutes and 19.9 points, Bennedict Mathurin at 28.0 minutes and 17.4 points, and Kris Dunn at 27.2 minutes and 7.3 points. The move brings the roster to 21 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.
Did a report precede Jason Preston's move to the Clippers?
No report is logged for this transaction.
What is Jason Preston's contract with the Clippers?
Not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
How many players are on the Clippers' roster after Preston joins?
21 players, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.