LA Clippers big Montrezl Harrell could be joining the team in Orlando very soon,
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00:00 The LA Clippers haven't had their full roster available for the NBA restart just yet, but
00:04 that could all change very soon.
00:06 During Thursday's contest between Clippers and Dallas Mavericks, Yahoo Sports reporter
00:10 Chris Haynes said Montrezl Harrell could join the team in Orlando soon after his grandmother
00:14 is buried this weekend, saying, "I was told she would lay to rest on Saturday and expected
00:19 to fly to Orlando soon after."
00:21 Sources say he's been tested daily with negative results, so Harrell could be available for
00:25 the Clippers next week after a four-day quarantine period.
00:27 Obviously, this is fantastic news for the Clippers as Harrell ranks third in scoring
00:31 on the team with 18.6 points per game.
00:34 He's also the last on the team that has yet to make his double debut, so it looks like
00:37 LA could be getting its full roster back just in time for the playoffs.
00:41 As essential a piece as Harrell has been for the Clippers this season, the team's other
00:44 bigs have stepped up in his absence.
00:46 While Joaquin Noah has been stuck on the sidelines for the most part, Evita Zubats and Jamekel
00:50 Green have impressed in the Clippers' last few seeding games.
00:53 Zubats had a career performance on Thursday's 126-111 over Dallas, going 21 points on 10
00:59 for 10 shooting from the floor, 15 rebounds, and a block in just 24 minutes of action.
01:04 Per the team, he became the first player in franchise history to record at least 20 points
01:08 and 15 rebounds in less than 45 minutes.
01:10 Green, on the other hand, has been a nightmare for a Pilsen team to defend on the perimeter.
01:14 Going into Thursday's game, Green was converting nearly 54% of his loaks on people at range
01:18 in the bubble, and he made both of his attempts from deep against Dallas as well.
01:22 It could be a while before Harrell turns into form, as he'll have been out of the bubble
01:26 for nearly a month by the time he returns.
01:28 However, given his extremely high motor, it wouldn't be a surprise if it takes him less
01:32 time to get his niche back into the car with the rest of the team.
01:36 A four-day quarantine that begins on Saturday would mean Harrell could be eligible for each
01:40 of the Clippers' last two seeding games, which are against Denver and OKC, but at the very
01:45 least it sounds like he'll be good to go once LA advocates title chase in some time in the
01:49 next two weeks.