This move is gonna come down to next offseason. Because that is what it essentially was for.
Top 2017 FAs:
Curry
Griffin
Westbrook
Antetokounpo
Hayward
Lowry
Paul
Worth it if we end up with any of these guys.
Edit: Ph33 gets it
I feel like Curry and Griffin are locks to stay with their current teams. YNB is definitely gonna bolt OKC, I feel like he'd stay on the West Coast given his roots but who knows. Giannis we already discussed, so that leaves you with Hayward, Lowry and a 32 year CP3.
I almost kind of wonder if the Clips would let CP3 walk so they could chase YNB. Then again, CP3 made them actually relevant so they might try and hold on to him and have him retire a Clipper even if it isn't the best move for their playoff chances.
Honestly it seems like a really bad time to be a fan of pretty much any mid tier team like the Clippers or Wizards or whatever. Like if you're a fan of a bad team like the current Lakers its okay because your teams window starts right around when Golden State's should be ending. But for these teams that maxed out their cap space on guys a notch below the Curry's and Lebrons of the world, what can you do? I guess hope that 2015 playoff Blake Griffin shows up instead of 2016 Blake Griffin.