The Clippers reinforced their frontcourt to begin free agency but missed a chance to do the same to their backcourt Sunday when free agent Kent Bazemore agreed to a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. The 6-foot-5 wing, who averaged 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season with Portland and Sacramento, was one of the first players the Clippers contacted when free agency opened Friday. The team discussed offering its bi-annual exception worth $3.6 million to Bazemore, according to three people not authorized to speak publicly.

The 31-year-old Bazemore chose to reunite with Stephen Curry, a close friend since they were teammates on the Warriors from 2012-14. His one-year deal with the Warriors will be worth $2.3 million, according to the Athletic.

Bazemore made 38% of his three-pointers last season and is a career 35% three-point shooter. But his appeal for the Clippers also lay in the defensive upgrade he would have represented; Bazemore’s 6-11 wingspan allows him to guard larger players, and was a key reason why he was viewed as a patch to plug the hole behind Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers’ depth chart. Another candidate to add wing depth agreed to go elsewhere as well on Sunday when Torrey Craig committed to Milwaukee.

While the Clippers’ search for wing depth continues they shored up a key need late Saturday night by agreeing to sign Toronto’s Serge Ibaka on a two-year contract worth $19 million, a deal that will use the team’s full mid-level exception that will earn the 7-footer $9.3 million next season. He immediately represents an upgrade to the team’s interior defense and offensive versatility and his experience and shot-blocking could make him a fit for closing lineups under new coach Tyronn Lue. The Clippers have also signed starting forward Marcus Morris and forward Patrick Patterson since free agency opened Friday.