DeMar DeRozan will have his Los Angeles homecoming next season.
It will just be limited to one road game against the Lakers, and another against the Clippers.
The Clippers had pursued the veteran wing, L.A. native and former USC star since free agency opened Monday, despite what appeared to be long odds because of the limits on what they could pay the 6-foot-6 wing who turns 32 later this week.
What they could offer in geography and the promise of playoff contention could not match what the Chicago Bulls gave DeRozan and his former team, the San Antonio Spurs.