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The Los Angeles Clippers became relevant during the Lob City era.
They failed to get the job done with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan, and they didn’t necessarily part ways on good terms.
Then, they got Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to lead them to contention.
They gave up a massive haul — which included Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — to land George, and five years later, they still have nothing to show for that.
George walked away as a free agent, and according to Richard Jefferson, that’s just not a good precedent.
Talking on NBA on ESPN, the former NBA champion stated that the Clippers are looking like the kind of organization that superstars won’t want to join in the future.
“The Clippers do not look like the type of organization that if you are a superstar, you want to go invest in.” @Rjeff24 says the Clippers could have trouble recruiting future superstars after losing Paul George pic.twitter.com/uCz1NrMG1V
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 2, 2024
He argues that star players will take a look at the way they turned their back on Blake Griffin and how they allowed George to leave, and that will prove to them that they’re not the kind of franchise that takes care of their stars.
The Clippers have a long history of shortcomings and have never been a winning franchise, at least not at the highest level, and that was already a handicap within itself when it came to getting top-notch free agents.
And while Steve Ballmer has been great in terms of re-branding, getting the stadium done, and improving the fan experience, the way this team has handled business with their franchise players may, in fact, drive stars away when they try to get them to play at the Intuit Dome.
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