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LA Clippers: Examining the DeAndre Jordan trade market

By Jonathan Macri

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 17: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the LA Clippers reacts to a call by officials during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on November 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Clippers 118-113 in overtime. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 17: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the LA Clippers reacts to a call by officials during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on November 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Clippers 118-113 in overtime. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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Vecenie also mentioned the Bucks as a possible destination, but pulling that off would certainly include moving at least one core piece – likely Brogdon, maybe Middleton – as Milwaukee can’t move a first for a while thanks to the Bledsoe trade.

LA would also ask for Thon Maker as a tax for taking back the bad salary the Bucks would need to include to make a deal work.

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The wild card here is Jabari Parker. The fit with Griffin would seem to be an odd one, but for a franchise in need of a jolt, taking a flyer on the former number two overall pick might be enticing enough to move the needle.

Out West, no teams looking to win this year or in the near future have a glaring need at center or would consider Jordan a clear upgrade.

Perhaps (again, a Vecenie suggestion) the Blazers would be up for packaging Jusuf Nurkic with some of their wings, but on the Clippers end this would amount to nothing more than moving around deck chairs on a sinking ship.

Barring a team that has no business making a win-now play for this season doing exactly that, it would seem LA’s list of teams in position to make a Jordan deal is a short one.

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Which is fine…all it takes is two bidders to drive up the price, and one idiot to pull the trigger. If nothing else, we can be sure that the next month will go a long way towards determining what the next half-decade of LA Clippers basketball will look like.