Are there any plausible trades the Clippers could pursue this off-season without affecting their flexibility ? Let us take a deeper look into this matter.
The conclusion 2017-18 NBA season evinced a peculiar, yet fruitful season for the Los Angeles Clippers. With franchise owner, Steve Ballmer, resolute on assembling a championship grade roster in the near future, the barter of aging superstars on expensive deals for younger prospects on budget deals bestows them much needed flexibility moving forward.
With two-way bigwigs such as Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Klay Thompson entering the forthcoming Free Agency, the Clippers possess the necessary cap-space to initiate conversations with these heavyweights. In addition to boasting exceptional skill-sets on both ends of the floor, they conform to the Clippers’ requirements of procuring hard playing, ultra-competitive individuals with a strong work ethic.
Posing a potent front office with an excellent eye for talent, they secured their future backcourt pairing by means of the freshly concluded draft. The astute two way signings of Johnathan Motley and Angel Delgado offers the Clippers serviceable big men on discount deals. Besides, admirable veteran inclusions in the Free Agency on expiring, reasonably priced contracts offers the team invaluable experience and leadership presence.
Together with Doc Rivers, these seasoned professionals will assist in harnessing the talent of the youth in order to ameliorate their production on the floor.
A solid starting lineup along with a top notch second unit makes the Clippers a fringe playoff contender in the heavily loaded Western Conference. Akin to the Boston Celtics in the post ‘Boston Three Party’ era, their ability to stay competitive in the forthcoming season while setting aside significant cap space for the future symbolizes commendable business done by the front office. However, having exceeded the limit, there remains a necessity to fine tune the roster. Posing an abundance of guards, the Clippers would pursue trades in order to polish off their team while retaining their depth.
Without further ado, three feasible trades the Clippers brass could implement prior to the trade deadline have been mentioned below.