All or nothing: The glorious breakup the Clippers would suffer

Every NBA franchise has to make decisions about what to do with their team that season. Are you playing tanking? Transition year? A season focused on developing young talent? The luckiest teams are the ones that are in a position to compete for a ring and can decide how to do it. One of them is the Clippers and they have two talented superstars. paul george and kawhi leonard They were already in the pool to at least compete for a ring.

The third person to join the project was russell westbrookhe is still a good player despite his shadow. But with the signing of James Harden, the Lakers’ poor little brother decided to jump into a ring-shaped pool and do a triple somersault.

Not just because the last few seasons have added players who are more of a mainstay off the court than on the ball, but because the Clippers have been almost literally all-in. james harden He will become an unrestricted free agent after the 2023-24 season, but the question is Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook They have a player option for the 2024-25 season, so The fantastic four may change the scene next summer.