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I'll bet they are really regretting that Kawhi extension right now, as well.

Very difficult to rebuild around that kind of payroll roadblock.

In the current NBA, it just really hurts to have non-performing payroll.  Can't swing and miss.

Unpopular opinion, but I bet they’re not regretting it.

We, general NBA fans, are worn out waiting for the Clippers to realize the promise of this era, so I imagine their fan base is even more frustrated. 

BUT, as ludicrous as it might seem, if they simply bring back George and Harden, and maybe get off of Westbrook and Tucker somehow, they’re guaranteed stretches of dominant play where they look like top shelf contenders, and by the end of the season, people will be taking them seriously again. If they’re finally healthy at the right time, who knows?

Will that best case scenario happen? Probably not. We know it, they know it. But, they’ll win 50, and it’s not like they have a path to anything better. It’s their only play, imho.