Offseason Outlook: Los Angeles Clippers
May 9 at 3:41pm CST By Luke Adams
Guaranteed Contracts
Blake Griffin ($16,402,500)1
DeAndre Jordan ($10,986,550)
Caron Butler ($8,000,000)
Jamal Crawford ($5,225,000)
Eric Bledsoe ($2,626,473)
Options
None
Non-Guaranteed Contracts
Grant Hill ($2,045,065; guaranteed for $500,000)
Willie Green ($1,399,507)
DaJuan Summers ($947,907)2
Maalik Wayns ($788,872)2
Free Agents / Cap Holds
Chris Paul ($18,668,431)
Lamar Odom ($12,300,000)
Chauncey Billups ($7,600,000)
No. 25 pick ($957,500)
Matt Barnes ($884,293)
Ryan Hollins ($884,293)
Ronny Turiaf ($884,293)
Draft Picks
1st Round (25th overall)
Cap Outlook
Guaranteed Salary: $43,740,5231
Options: $0
Non-Guaranteed Salary: $4,681,351
Cap Holds: $42,178,810
Total: $90,600,6841
Like the Nets a year ago, the Clippers head into the offseason with their future hinging on a decision from their franchise point guard. Unlike the Nets, who still needed to make a flurry of moves to fill out their starting lineup even after Deron Williams agreed to re-sign for the five-year max, the Clips have a solid core already in place, including a franchise player (Blake Griffin) whose own five-year extension kicks in this summer.
That's not to say Chris Paul's decision doesn't represent a crucial moment for the franchise -- it does. But if Paul were to leave town in search of greener pastures, it wouldn't necessarily be back to the drawing board for the Clippers, who are coming off the first Pacific Division title in team history.
Fortunately for the Clips, all signs all season have pointed toward Paul re-signing in Los Angeles for five years and $107.34MM. Assuming the team remains confident it will have Paul back next season, that means it will be free to move down the offseason to-do list, addressing a number of additional issues that arise with CP3's return.
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