The Clippers are bringing in two more bodies for camp, signing free agents Miye Oni and Nathan Mensah to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts, the team announced today. At the same time, Fletcher Loyer has been waived after also being on an Exhibit 10 deal.
Oni is 29 and was the 58th overall pick in the 2019 draft. The former Yale standout spent three seasons with Utah from 2019-22, then spent the next stretch of his career moving between the G League and overseas opportunities.
The 6’5″ guard/forward, who competes for the Nigerian national team, played for the London Lions (England), Osceola Magic, Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico) and Joventut Badalona (Spain) from 2022-25. Last season, he appeared in both Puerto Rico and the Basketball Africa League. His most recent NBA run came in 2024, when he was in Memphis for training camp and the preseason.
Mensah, a 6’9″ big man from Ghana, entered the league undrafted in 2023 and later landed a two-way deal with Charlotte for a few months during the 2023/24 season. That stint gave him 25 NBA games, and he has also logged time in the G League, Greece, Romania and Turkey.
Both players are expected to be waived in the coming days, a move that would put them on track to collect bonuses worth up to $91K on top of their base salaries if they remain with the San Diego Clippers for at least 60 days in 2026/27. Law Murray of The Athletic (via Twitter) notes that Mensah appeared in one game for San Diego last season.
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