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Its the only one thats possible though. If reddis on the trading block, it must be because they dont want to give him max money, or they dont think that he will resign with them next year. So, one option would be to trade him for another player under contract that they could use as a long term replacement for him. or, their other optin is trade him for a big expiring contract of someone who plays his position who can replace him for now up to a point, but then, at the end of the year they would have the money to get a decent FA, posibbly two, and then rebuild the team that way, and through the draft.
Also smith is getting old, but wilcox people have said is a potential all star in the east, and hes under the same contract as smith. They could even use the money from kittles next year to extend wilcox's contract, building the team around him and possibly mason.
The only other thing that might work math-wise is Jaric, Wilcox, Rebraca, Kittles for: Redd and van horn. Van Horn also has an expiring contract, so the clippers at the end of the season would use his money to resign redd, and possibly simmons as well. The bucks wouldnt get a draft pick, but they would get jaric who they would have a good chance of signing as their PG for the next few years. rebraca would be just a throw in for salary purposes, again with an expiring contract. If in that situation ones might feel the clippers are giving up too much, remember, clippers have to give up wilcox to get anything, kittles is also trade bait because of his contract, rebraca is not needed on the clippers, and jaric who knows if they can resign him. Heck, the clippers right now have been playing without kittles, wilcox, and jaric, and have won a couple of games...so its the same, except we get one of the best pure shooters in the league.
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08-09 Clippers - A Thomas/Mobley trade for a star on the cheap away from a championship
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