In the past, once Donald Sterling was actually willing to spend some money on the team, there was always a stigma attached to joining the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent. When you have one of the elite organizations in all of sports in the same building, it can be difficult to stand out.
Even though the Clippers have fixed a lot over the last few years in terms of appearances, there was always a faulty infrastructure, mainly because it was Sterling who had built it.
Now, those days are long gone.
With Steve Ballmer replacing Donald Sterling as owner, Doc Rivers locked up on a long-term deal, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin both on lengthy contracts and the concerns of the Clippers' on-court success being a flash in the pan safely put to rest, the team can assume its spot as one of the league's premier free-agent destinations, once cap space permits.
It probably should have always been this way. The Clippers play in Los Angeles, after all, one of the most popular places for players to have offseason homes and train during the summer and one of the biggest media markets in the world. There ar ...
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