With Beverly set to be out for 3-4 weeks and Rondo, who has just signed, needed enough rest in back-to-back games, the Clippers signed Ferrell on a short 10-day contract to deal with a shortage of manpower at the backcourt. This contract with the Clippers is already his third short contract this season, although Ferrer started with a short contract, but 5 years later, he still holds a short contract, and it has to be said that he has not improved at all.
In the 2016 draft, Ferrell, who was only 1.83 meters tall, was not selected by any team, but he still represented the Nets in that year's summer league, and then won a one-year, $540,000 base salary contract. Before the start of the game, Ferrer was laid off by the Nets and subsequently signed again by the Nets. After playing 10 games for the Nets, averaging 5.4 points and 1.7 assists per game, Ferrell was once again the target of a layoff.
However, Ferrer still got the favor of God, and the lone ranger's boss Cuban took a fancy to the student from the same university as him and signed him on a short contract of 10 days. At that time, Ferrer thought that he could only play in the development league or the Europa League, and he was very touched by The Cuban's recruitment, and repaid the Trust of Cuban with practical actions. In game 2 for the Lone Ranger, Ferrell delivered an outstanding record card of 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
However, this was only the beginning of Ferrer's crazy performance, and in the game against the Blazers, Ferrell fully demonstrated his strong basketball talent. Facing the backcourt double-gun combination of Lillard and McCollum, the newborn Calf Ferrell was not afraid at all, he played 39 minutes, cut 32 points and 5 assists, including 9 of 11 three-pointers, not only refreshing a new career high, but also leading the Lone Ranger to overturn the victory over the Blazers. It was after this match that Cuban announced the official signing of Ferrer on a two-year contract.
Ferrell soon became the main rotation of the Lone Ranger, and he even made a starter at one point, and became the key man of the Lone Ranger several times in the game. Even though the Season 2 Lone Rangers selected Daniel Smith in the draft, Ferrer's performance was not affected at all, and he played more efficiently on the court. As Ferrer's performance got better, the Lone Ranger also had the heart to renew his contract. In the 2018 offseason, the Lone Ranger offered Ferrell a two-year, $5.3 million contract extension, and as a failed draft player, Ferrell should be satisfied. But not long after reaching a verbal agreement with the Lone Ranger, Ferrell turned around and signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Kings, and it was the extra $900,000 that ruined Ferrell's great future.
Compared with the Lone Rangers, the Kings have too many defenders in the backcourt, Fox and Hield are the absolute core of the team, and even the god pitcher Bogdan can only play on the bench, under such a premise, Ferrell has almost no performance opportunities. In his two seasons with the Kings, Ferrell has only started three games in total, averaging just 13 minutes per game. Last season, in particular, Ferrell's true shooting percentage was as low as 49.9%, and coupled with his lack of defensive efficacy, the Kings did not renew his contract after the contract expired.
Ferrell's 10-day contract with the Clippers now does not help Ferrell in the slightest, his height disadvantage and the characteristics of unstable shooting make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the NBA, and when the 10-day short contract expires, even if the Clippers sign it again, it will only make him a temporary worker on the team. Ferrer used to rely on a short 10-day contract to make a world in the Lone Ranger, and now he can only rely on a short contract to survive, and it can't help but recall what it would have been like if he had chosen to stay in Dallas.