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Perhaps the Clippers will be able to lure a superstar free agent or two to Los Angeles again, especially with Ballmer’s commitment to winning and the grandest arena and newest practice facility in the league in sunny Southern California. “We still believe this year we can be very competitive,” Frank said. “Next year, similar to the playbook we had in 2017, we were two years out … and we feel we have some unbelievable competitive advantages that now have been amplified that are going to help us get high-end talent in their prime. “You have to plan that you can’t sign certain guys. So it’s a quick pivot because we’re right here. Here’s the next scenario.”
3 days ago – via ESPN

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Had the Clippers kept all three stars, they felt the CBA would’ve put a stranglehold on their ability to add players who could do some of the necessary lifting around the trio, especially as Leonard and George aged. Being a second apron team could also cost the Clippers a first-round pick, something they need for any potential trade for a star in the future. “Once your pick becomes frozen, [and] if you’re in the second apron for multiple years, you’re really f—ed,” Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, told ESPN. “You’re in a situation where you never have cap space and you never have your midlevel exception and you’re just strictly dealing with minimums and trades. Our goal is we want to be a sustainable contender.”
3 days ago – via ESPN

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