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Los Angeles Clippers could have been more active this offseason

By Andrew Melnick

Aug 18, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers players DeAndre Jordan (left), Blake Griffin (center) and Chris Paul at fan fest at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers players DeAndre Jordan (left), Blake Griffin (center) and Chris Paul at fan fest at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Los Angeles Clippers’ were a mess late in the season due to the drama surrounding their former owner, Donald Sterling. That may have prevented them from being a bigger player in free agency this offseason.

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In fact, Yannis Koutroupis of Basketball Insiders thought the Clippers could have been more active if not for those ownership issues.

"It would have been very interesting to see if the Los Angeles Clippers were more active participants in free agency this offseason if they weren’t dealing with all of the ownership issues. They had the pieces to get involved for LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony, but things in the front office weren’t stable enough to make those kind of wholesale changes. Still, they have a championship contender as assembled and Steve Ballmer replacing Donald Sterling as the owner is the biggest upgrade of any made in the NBA this offseason. This is a deep, well-rounded and extremely talented team that is poised to contend for years to come. Aside from having some guys who have a concerning injury history, this team really has no weakness. They’ve gone through a lot together and should benefit a lot from a chemistry standpoint. If the San Antonio Spurs show any sign of aging this season, the Clippers could be the team to take their throne."

Obviously signing any of those players would have been a long-shot and the Clippers are towing the line with the hard cap anyway. They were still able to make a couple of solid pickups in big man Spencer Hawes and point guard Jordan Farmar and should be viewed as a legitimate contender.

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