The Clippers have been granted a hardship provision and will use it to re-sign free agent guard Blake Wesley to a 10-day contract, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).

A team becomes eligible for a hardship exception if it has at least four players who have missed three consecutive games and who are expected to remain sidelined for least two more weeks. The exception allows the club to sign a player to a 10-day deal even if it doesn’t have an open 15-man roster spot.

Jordan Miller (shoulder surgery), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (foot surgery), Max Strus (partial plantar fascia tear), Brandon Ingram (partially torn Achilles), and Bradley Beal (knee) have all yet to make their debuts this fall for the Clippers. The fact that the team has been granted a hardship exception signals that at least four of those players aren’t close to returning.

The 25th overall pick in the 2022 draft, Wesley spent his first three NBA seasons with San Antonio prior to being traded to the Wizards during the 2025 offfseason. After being waived by Washington, he spent last year on a minimum-salary deal with the Trail Blazers, averaging 4.8 points and 2.0 assists in 11.6 minutes per game.

Known for his speed, athleticism, and on-ball defense, Wesley missed a significant portion of 2025/26 due to a fractured fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot, which required surgery. The 23-year-old made 31 regular season appearances for Portland in ’25/26 and has now made 187 in total, averaging 4.4 PPG and 2.4 APG in 13.8 MPG for his career.

Wesley was in camp with the Clippers this fall but was waived at the end of the preseason as the team set its 15-man roster. He would be eligible to sign a second 10-day contract once the first deal expires if L.A. still qualifies for a hardship exception at that time.

Wesley will earn $150,898 over the course of his 10 days under contract, while the Clippers carry a cap hit of $140,771.