On that topic...
With NO losing Cousins and likely to slide, blowing it up is quite a bold call because I think the Clips would have been a playoff team had they kept their squad together.
Not much of a point in making the playoffs just to be swept in R1 by Houston or GSW. Besides, the Clips era of being relevant was done as soon as CP3 decided to leave. DeAndre was going to test free agency with or without Griffin/Paul, Rivers needs to retire from coaching and Griffin is more injury prone than ever now. It was the smart thing to blow it up.
Speaking of DeAndre, its hilarious that 3 years ago Blake/CP3 and a few others basically held him hostage in his own house so he'd sign with the Clippers instead of Dallas. Now he's alone.
Getting traded a few months after re-signing with the Clippers sucks for him. It's another example of why I don't blame players and talk about loyalty if they leave in free agency. However, as a few people have mentioned on twitter, apparently the Clippers weren't willing to give him both a 5-year deal and a NTC and he chose to take the 5th year instead. It was still the smart decision because he's going to get paid nearly $40M in that 5th year but he put himself at risk of this happening.
This was a total Sterling move. Things weren't supposed to be this way with Ballmer in charge.
Overrated just like KLove with TWolves
Lolololol T-Wolves K Love overrated
Staff also wore shirts putting his face among the likes of Ali, MLK, Mandela etc