who does blake griffin play for in the nba?
Los Angeles Clippers
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 More than 90 players decided to sign with foreign teams during the lockout . The New York Times called the migration of players overseas " one of the most overblown stories of the lockout " with a majority of those signing being " rookies , middling veterans and fringe players . " Deron Williams was the only 2011 All @-@ Star going overseas , signing a one @-@ year contract for $ 5 million to play for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League . Former first overall draft pick Kenyon Martin , a free agent , signed a one @-@ year contract with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association that would make him the highest paid player in the league 's history at $ 500 @,@ 000 a month . Unlike players who signed more lucrative contracts overseas , three @-@ time NBA champion Tony Parker opted to play for the minimum wage of $ 2 @,@ 000 per month with ASVEL Basket , the French team he partly owns . Parker joined several foreign players , such as Leandro Barbosa , Boris Diaw , Rudy Fernández , Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur , who opted to play in their home countries until the lockout ended . 

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 Among the players he has formerly represented are DeShawn Stevenson and Fred Hoiberg . A Los Angeles resident who was raised in Illinois , Pelinka represents two players who , like him , played high school basketball in the Chicago area ( Corey Maggette and Julian Wright ) and a third who had been a high school star in Springfield , Illinois ( Iguodala ) . He has represented several Arizona Wildcats players including Andre Iguodala and Channing Frye . Pelinka is regarded as one of the world 's leading sports agents according to Business Insider , who ranked him 5th in 2010 . 

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 All six players drafted agreed to four @-@ year contracts . Mills and Washington were the first players to sign on May 1 , followed by Greene and Wilson the following day . Bostic was the next player to sign , agreeing to a contract on May 9 , and Long was the final player to sign , signing his contract on May 17 . 

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 On July 13 , 2009 , Parker signed a two @-@ year , $ 6 million deal with the LeBron James @-@ led Cleveland Cavaliers , a team that had reached the 2007 NBA Finals and 2009 Conference Finals . Cleveland General Manager Danny Ferry said of Parker : " Anthony will be a solid addition to our roster . He is a very good , intelligent all @-@ around basketball player . Our coaching staff will especially appreciate the good shooting and solid defense that Anthony brings to our team . " In a bid to ensure that James had his best shot of winning a title before he could potentially become a free agent after the season , Cleveland also acquired Shaquille O 'Neal and subsequently , Antawn Jamison , both of whom were veteran superstars . The new @-@ look Cleveland concluded the regular season with a league @-@ high 61 wins , with Parker starting all 81 games that he played in . In the first round of the playoffs , they defeated Chicago in five games . Cleveland faced the 2008 champions Boston in the next round , and despite expectations to prevail over the aging Celtics , Cleveland lost the series 4 – 2 . Parker started all 11 of Cleveland 's playoff games . 

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 The inevitable roster shakeup for the 2009 – 10 season began when Kapono was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the aggressive veteran forward Reggie Evans . Toronto then drafted DeMar DeRozan with the ninth pick , enabling them to fill a spot on the wings . This was followed by the signing of free agent Hedo Türkoğlu , which in turn led to a sign @-@ and @-@ trade agreement involving four teams , with Toronto landing wing players Devean George ( later traded for Marco Belinelli ) and Antoine Wright , while releasing Marion , Kris Humphries and Nathan Jawai . Around the same time , Parker headed for the Cleveland Cavaliers , while Indiana point guard Jarrett Jack was added and Nesterovič brought back to provide cover for the big men . Finally , Delfino and Ukić were moved to the Milwaukee Bucks for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems . It became increasingly clear that Colangelo , in securing a credible nucleus for the future , was doing this to persuade Bosh to stay beyond 2010 . While the Raptors were off to a sluggish start , they picked up the pace around the All @-@ Star break , reaching a season @-@ high seven games above .500 and standing fifth in the Eastern Conference . Bosh was recording career @-@ highs in ppg and rpg . However , a season @-@ ending injury to Bosh after the break coincided with Toronto 's descent down the standings from the fifth seed to the eighth , and they ultimately relinquished their spot to Chicago a few games before the regular season ended . 
