The Clippers badly want to acquire Paul Pierce and Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Nets want JJ Redick or a first round pick to make that happen.
Unless Clippers are willing to trade JJ Redick or first-round picks to Nets for Paul Pierce, a sign-and-trade is unlikely, sources tell Y
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 5, 2014
The Clippers just agreed to terms on a deal with Spencer Hawes, and have to try to negotiate a sign-and-trade with the Cavaliers in order to preserve the cap space needed to sign Pierce.