The LA Clippers have a solid chance of adding one or two star players in free agency, but which teams will be the biggest threats to their goals?
It would be nice if the LA Clippers could pick their stars this summer and move on, but unfortunately, it won’t be that simple. Not only are the players they reportedly plan to pursue unsure about their own futures, but the Clippers won’t be the only team that has some skin in the game.
Several teams will have the capacity to sign at least one max-level free agent this summer, and many of the players seem to overlap — meaning the demand will be higher than the supply. It’s the sad truth, but there’s only one Kawhi Leonard or Kevin Durant to go around.
Luckily, some of those teams aren’t interested in the same players that the Clippers are. Since LA already seems comfortable with their starting point guard, teams that have made players like Kemba Walker and Kyrie Irving a top priority won’t pose as much of a threat as those that are interested in adding forwards and bigs.
It’s hard to believe it, but free agency is closer than it seems. We’re now less than four weeks away from June 30, which is the day the moratorium period begins. And while the NBA landscape could change drastically by then, there’s a common list of teams that seem to sit atop the rankings that could make a run at some of the league’s top free agents.
Our only question, then, is which teams pose the largest threat to the LA Clippers’ free agent chances?
We’ll start with No. 5: