You may have read this headline and missed the most important word. It's not "15" or "free agents" or even "Clippers." It's "want." Think about it for a moment. Players who "want" to join the Los Angeles Clippers—the perennial joke of a franchise since it's inception?
Yet, it's true. Th Los Angeles Clippers will be one of the preferred destinations in the NBA. They have three things that players are looking for, money, star power and market size.
While they're technically over the cap, they'll only be over by a couple of million which means that they can easily afford a mid-level exception or work a sign-and-trade deal. They may be a second-tier team in Los Angeles, but they are in Los Angeles and winning a title, or having the potential to, could make a big difference.
Even this year, making it to the second round of the playoffs has closed the still considerable gap between them and the Lakers. They may never eclipse the Lakers, but they don't need to in order for players to land lucrative endorsement deals as Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have already shown.
That brings up the third point. They have considerable s ...
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NBA Rumors: 15 Free Agents Who Will Want to Join the L.A. Clippers
May 15th, 2012 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
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