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Clippers Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 28

Blake Wesley Joins the LA Clippers

Free agent→LA Clippers
Blake Wesley
Blake Wesley
G · 23 · 4 seasons · 4.8 ppg 2025-26
The move
Joins the Clippers
official roster · Sep 28, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Clippers payroll
$193.7M
over the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
21 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Clippers Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Blake Wesley is on the LA Clippers roster as of Monday, Sept. 28. The 23-year-old guard arrives from free agency with no report on file ahead of the move.

The move

Blake Wesley, a 23-year-old guard entering his fourth season, appears on the LA Clippers' official roster as of Monday, Sept. 28. He joins from free agency, having carried no roster spot beforehand. No transaction or injury report preceded the move; it was picked up through the club's official roster listing rather than any prior reporting.

The money

Wesley's contract terms are not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day. The Clippers carry $193.7 million in payroll across 19 contracts for 2026-27, above the $165.0 million salary cap but below the $200.4 million luxury tax line. The first apron sits at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million, giving the club room before either threshold.

The fit

Wesley averaged 4.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11.6 minutes across 31 games last season. The Clippers' backcourt and wing minutes last season were led by James Harden (35.4 min, 25.4 pts), Kawhi Leonard (32.1 min, 27.9 pts), Darius Garland (29.1 min, 19.9 pts) and Bennedict Mathurin (28.0 min, 17.4 pts). The roster now stands at 21 players, above the 15-man standard limit with three two-way spots filled.

Is Blake Wesley's contract signed and official?

His roster spot with the LA Clippers is official as of Monday, Sept. 28, but his contract terms are not on file yet.

Where was Blake Wesley before joining the Clippers?

He was in free agency with no roster spot on record before this move.

Did an injury or transaction report precede this move?

No report is logged ahead of the move. It was detected from the Clippers' official roster.

By the Clippers Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Clippers rotation

tracker →
Brandon Ingram33.8 min · 21.5 pts
Darius Garland29.9 min · 18.8 pts
Rui Hachimura28.3 min · 11.5 pts
Kris Dunn27.2 min · 7.3 pts
Derrick Jones Jr.27.0 min · 10.1 pts
Max Strus24.0 min · 11.2 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.