Haven't you heard? They're getting lebron in 2014
Wouldn't surprise me. Wouldn't surprise me at all.
The League, ie Stern, wants strong teams in LA and NYC for marketing reasons and will do things behind the scenes to ensure that happens. Yes, the Clippers are strong, but they aren't the Lakers, so expect more dumb deals by GM's of other teams and other strange occurrences over the next couple of years.
And yes, I'm cynical.