Fletcher Loyer is off the LA Clippers roster, a move identified from the team's official roster on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The 23-year-old rookie had no NBA line last season, and no report preceded the transaction.
The move
Fletcher Loyer leaves the LA Clippers roster, a move detected from the team's official roster on Wednesday, Oct. 7. No report preceded this transaction; none is logged on file for it. Loyer is 23 and was a rookie, with no NBA minutes on record before this move was detected. He goes from the Clippers to off the roster, a transaction identified through the roster itself rather than through a filed report from a reporter.
The money
Loyer's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so no cap hit or year count is available for him right now. The Clippers carry a payroll of $193.7 million across 19 contracts for 2026-27, a figure over the salary cap but under the luxury tax line. The cap sits at $165.0 million, the tax at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million for the season.
The fit
Loyer has no NBA line from last season; he enters as a rookie without recorded minutes or points in the league. The Clippers' rotation returning from last season includes James Harden at 35.4 minutes and 25.4 points, Kawhi Leonard at 32.1 minutes and 27.9 points, Ivica Zubac at 30.9 minutes and 14.4 points, Darius Garland at 29.1 minutes and 19.9 points, Bennedict Mathurin at 28.0 minutes and 17.4 points, Kris Dunn at 27.2 minutes and 7.3 points, John Collins at 27.1 minutes and 13.6 points, and Derrick Jones Jr. at 27.0 minutes and 10.1 points. The roster now carries 20 players, 15 on standard deals and 3 on two-way contracts.
Did a report precede Loyer leaving the roster?
No report is logged. The move was detected from the team's official roster on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
What is Loyer's contract worth?
His contract is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.
How big is the Clippers' roster now?
The roster carries 20 players, 15 on standard deals and 3 on two-way contracts.
Where do the Clippers stand against the salary cap?
The Clippers' payroll is $193.7 million across 19 contracts for 2026-27, over the $165.0 million cap but under the $200.4 million tax line.