Why clippers arent in howard mix

This is still a Lakers town and will be for the foreseeable future. Even if the Lakers are a lottery team next season and the Clippers have the best record in the NBA, most of the talk on local television and radio will be focused on how the Lakers can improve and what free agents and draft picks they're targeting. The Clippers can't overcome 30 years of futility and the Lakers' 16 championships overnight, or over a couple of seasons.

But what is happening in Los Angeles right now can no longer be viewed as an aberration. It's a growing trend that could last for the next five seasons and could, over time, change the way we view the Lakers and Clippers in Los Angeles.

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Detroit Pistons. Green takes Pels to task after 5 technicals. I still feel New Jersey's package reigns supreme over that of the Lakers. New Jersey would undoubtedly offer Brook Lopez, either Kris Humphries or Mehmet Okur for salary purposes, and future draft picks as well. The pick could be in the lottery the way the Nets are going. Even with Howard at the trade deadline, New Jersey could still miss the playoffs. In what could be the one that puts them over the top, the Nets could throw MarShon Brooks into the mix to sweeten the deal even more.

By Sam Amick Nov 6, With Steph Curry and Klay Thompson down for most of this season and the Kevin Durant-less Warriors clearly out of the title-contending mix, this throne is vacant. We see it every year. Some teams are going to fade away. Already a subscriber? Log In. Subscribe now to get full access to the new sports page. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else. View Plans Already a subscriber? Log in.

One: Money. Dwight wants a max deal; the man wants to get paid. The Clippers could do that if they convince the Lakers to take DeAndre Jordan back in a sign-and-trade… good luck with that. And then Donald Sterling can get ready to pay a lot of luxury tax — which you know he really wants to do. Also, Howard wants a team where he is the star.