The Los Angeles Clippers will send Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo and Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies for Eric Bledsoe, reported ESPN on Sunday.

The trade will save the Clippers $30 million of luxury tax and create $8.3-million trade exception that the Clippers can decide whether to use within a year. Since Kawhi Leonard is unlikely to play in the 2021-22 season, it's wise for the team to try to save some money.

The Grizzlies will achieve gains from this deal too. Beverley is still a decent defender and could drain 1.5 triples at a 39.7-percent rate per game last season. In addition, Rondo can be a mentor by the side of 22-year-old Ja Morant and help him grow as an orchestrator.

More importantly, the contracts of both Beverley and Rondo will come due in the 2022 summer. So they won't stay on the Grizzlies' payroll for long and can be used as quality assets for trade that may happen in the middle of the season.

Of course, the deal will mean more to the Clippers than budget relieving. Without Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers can only rely on Paul George as their only playmaker. Though George did better than many had expected in the playoffs last season, it's unwise to wear him out by putting all the burden on his shoulders, especially in the regular season.

That's why the Clippers landed Bledsoe. Beverley was named for the All-Defensive Second Team in 2020, and so was Bledsoe. Moreover, Bledsoe is a much better slasher than Beverley, and he can offer the defense-changing ability that neither Beverley nor Rondo could give the Clippers.

Nonetheless, Bledsoe's 3-point shooting, which was 1.7 triples made at a 34.1 percent rate last season, may still be his weakness, especially in the Clippers' spacing-desperate small-ball squad. His contract will come due in the 2023 summer but only has $3.9 million guaranteed in the last year. It's hard to imagine that he will be part of the Clippers' long-term plan for the future.