Los Angeles Clippers Receive: C Mo Bamba 

Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F Robert Covington 

With that said, different people will give you different explanations of why Covington got lost in the shuffle. 

The first explanation is a simple one. This team had a surplus of 3-and-D wings last year. Nicolas Batum is a very similar player who was already familiar with their system. Covington was the odd man out. 

With that said, there could have been off-court issues as well. Without going into detail, Covington was involved in some unfortunate personal drama this year. 

Did that play a role? Did Covington’s relationship with Head Coach Tyrone Lue disintegrate? We don’t know.

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With that said, it’s hard to believe that Covington is suddenly not a useful NBA player. 

Would the Lakers find a use for him?