SAN FRANCISCO — The details were worked out, the contract signed for one year and the veteran’s minimum. Chris Douglas-Roberts was a Los Angeles Clipper.

There was only one thing left to determine: the size of his shorts.

Douglas-Roberts requested mediums from the equipment manager. Uh, mediums? No NBA player had worn that size in recent seasons, so a special order had to be placed.

The short-shorts movement was reborn.

“They can’t get any shorter,” Douglas-Roberts said, his tights protruding a few inches below the bottom of his shorts. “This is the shortest they make these days.”

This will be the first time in his six NBA seasons that the small forward has worn shorts this short. He’s wanted them before but was never able to get them.

Douglas-Roberts wants his fashion to make a statement about his role on the Clippers. He says the shorts will give him the freedom to be an elite perimeter defender.

“They want me to check the best guy and you have to have stamina, you have to be able to move,” Douglas-Roberts said. “I’m not saying you can’t move with bigger shorts, but I feel more comfortable in these.”

Douglas-Roberts, 27, seems fully at ease in what is easily the best opportunity of a journeyman’s career. He’s made four previous NBA stops, never staying for more than two seasons, and has modest career averages of 7.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 210 games.

This season represents the first time he has had the security of a yearlong contract since the 2010-11 season in Milwaukee. It’s also the first time he has played for an NBA title contender.

He spent last season as a lockdown defender for the Charlotte Bobcats while also making a career-best 38.6 percent of his three-point attempts. He says he made 10,000 3-pointers over the summer to maintain his shooting stroke.

Douglas-Roberts has brought a fascinating look to the competition to join the Clippers’ small forward rotation alongside Matt Barnes. Douglas-Roberts’ dreadlocks flap as he hunkers into a defensive stance and his goggles protect a previously torn retina in his right eye. His shorts complete an ensemble that produces an instant smile from teammates.

Douglas-Roberts’ shorts have sparked admirers among the young, and Olden Polynice, the 49-year-old former Clipper, recently told Douglas-Roberts he liked the revival of a look once made famous by Hall of Famer John Stockton.

“These are the modern-day Stocktons,” Douglas-Roberts said. “We don’t have the real Stocktons. They don’t even make those anymore.”