Why The Los Angeles Clippers Do The Deal 

As mentioned, the Clippers still have time to salvage this season. They’re close enough to their goals that a win-now trade is justifiable. 

Of course, they shouldn’t make any old trade. The Clippers ought to seek help in areas of need. Luckily, Vucevic has them covered in a couple of ways. 

Firstly, this team doesn’t have a stretch big. They can go small with Robert Covington or Nic Batum at the 5, but having a true center who spaces the floor would allow them to bomb threes without making concessions on the glass. 

Furthermore, the Clippers could use a player who can generate offense besides Leonard and Paul George. That would help them weather absences from either. Vucevic can do that. He’s a quality inside scorer and a deft passer for a big man. 

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The Clippers should improve by adding him – although they shouldn’t take that improvement for granted.