Since it appears that Brooklyn was dead set against adding more payroll, ruling out his return to Brooklyn and to the Clippers in a sign and trade, this is not a bad landing. What other situations were available? Chicago appears to have spent their cap space on Gasol. OKC looked like a good option but they're up against the luxury tax and appear dead set on crossing it. Houston signed Ariza. Maybe Dallas but who knows what they were offering and rumor has it that they're going to target Stephenson if Houston matches Parson's offer sheet. Washington's already a solid team that can take a major bump without Pierce if Beal develops into an above average contributor. He'll play with unselfish teammates, with two legitimate bigs, with guards who can drive and kick, there's a lot to like.