Clippers’ Marreese Speights declines option, will be a free agent

Center Marreese Speights declined his 2017-18 player option with the Clippers so he can become an unrestricted free agent in July, Speights’ agency announced Tuesday.
Speights, who had until June 22 to inform the Clippers of his decision, made the veteran minimum of $1.459 million last season and would have earned $2.1 million next season had he picked up the option.
He played in all 82 regular-season games, averaging 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds and shooting 37.2 from 3-point range. Speigh