2018-19: 48-34 (1st rd playoffs)
Draft picks: 48, 56
Signed for next season ($49.3m): Danilo Gallinari, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jerome Robinson, Landry Shamet, Sindarius Thornwell, Tyrone Wallace
Good core to build around. One more year of Gallinari, two more years of Lou and then it's the youth movement + free agents from next summer on.
This summer's free agents: Wilson Chandler, Garrett Temple, JaMychel Green, Patrick Beverley, Rodney McGruder, Ivica Zubac
I wouldn't bring back Chandler but you know what? If the Clippers strike out in their attempts to get Kawhi or Kyrie or whoever they get their eye on, they could do worse than just bringing back Temple, Green, Beverley, McGruder and Zubac. That's actually an interesting mix of youth and vets, of bigs and ball handlers, of offense and defense. They played well together last year but they need another kick to get him going (although they looked better against the Warriors than the Blazers or Rockets did), but if it doesn't happen, they've got a nice pile of reasonably-priced talent at their fingertips.
#48 and #56 are probably best used for European talent to stash overseas.
Next year's lineup:
PG Gilgeous-Alexander, SG Shamet, SF Gallinari, PF Harrell, C Zubac with Williams, Temple, Green, Beverley, Wallace, McGruder, Robinson, Thornwell, and Zubac.
Not bad, doubt that's better than the Lakers, which would be really nice but I think they're on the edge of the playoffs in the West. Obviously they want Kawhi but they could stand to bring back JJ Reddick and took a run at Brook Lopez (or see if Al Horford is interested in opting out of Boston).
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