Overview
- The Los Angeles Clippers waived guard Cam Christie, announcing the decision Wednesday after negotiations to push back his guarantee date failed and to avoid a $2,296,271 salary becoming fully guaranteed on October 15, 2026.
- Christie will spend up to 48 hours on the NBA waiver wire where any team can claim his contract; if he goes unclaimed he can become an unrestricted free agent or return to the Clippers on a two-way deal or with a G League assignment.
- Over two seasons Christie appeared in limited NBA minutes and produced modest numbers, making roughly 36.8 percent of his shots overall and 22.6 percent of his 3-pointers in 68 career games, which weakened his case for a standard roster spot.
- The transaction trims the Clippers to 15 guaranteed players while leaving an open two-way slot the club can use to keep developmental control of Christie without paying the full standard contract.
- The decision reflects how the current collective bargaining rules and luxury-tax penalties make marginal standard roster spots costly, and it leaves Christie, a 2024 second-round pick, facing immediate uncertainty about his next team or a return via the Clippers' G League pathway.