Clippers Would Consider Moving Blake In Deal For LeBron

[rondohondo]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had discussions about the possibility of acquiring LeBron James, though they expect him to eventually re-sign with the Miami Heat.

Doc Rivers, the Clippers? president of basketball operations and coach, and his staff are doing their due diligence to make the team better and would consider moving All-Star power forward Blake Griffin along with others in a sign-and-trade deal to get James, according to the officials.

The Clippers could consider sending Griffin and Jared Dudley or Matt Barnes to Miami to get James.

The Clippers wouldn?t mind trading DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford and either Barnes or Dudley to the Heat for James, but the team knows that would most likely be hard to do.

?The Miami Heat does not think he?s leaving,? one official said. ?Miami thinks it?s a ploy by James to make the team better.?

The Clippers could also conceivably create enough cap space to sign James by trading away Jordan and another contract without taking back salary.
Via Broderick Turner/Los Angeles Times

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/233897/Clippers-Would-Consider-Moving-Blake-In-Deal-For-LeBron

Called it last week

[crownontherocks]

Yes, the Clippers are discussing a run at LeBron. No, they would not trade Blake Griffin. Doc has assured him many times he's "untouchable"

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/report-clippers-pursuing-lebron-james-but-wont-trade-blake-griffin-for-him/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[rondohondo]

Yes, the Clippers are discussing a run at LeBron. No, they would not trade Blake Griffin. Doc has assured him many times he's "untouchable"

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/report-clippers-pursuing-lebron-james-but-wont-trade-blake-griffin-for-him/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

bull

Doc would trade Blake in a second if it means teaming up CP3 and Lebron. The rest of their roster is championship Caliber. Doc would have to be insane to pass up Lebron in his prime .

[Kane3387]

I'd trade griffin for lebron

[sed522002]

Yes, the Clippers are discussing a run at LeBron. No, they would not trade Blake Griffin. Doc has assured him many times he's "untouchable"

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/report-clippers-pursuing-lebron-james-but-wont-trade-blake-griffin-for-him/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Do you really believe if the Clippers had a realistic chance of getting Lebron, they wouldn't consider Blake? They'd be crazy. Doc is saying this because he doesn't want tension with one of his stars if Lebron decides to stay with Miami. Just like he told Deandre he didn't want Kg over him (yeah right). Doc knows what to say and what not to say.

[knuckleballer]

Watch Miami and Griffin beat the Clippers and Lebron next year.   That would be priceless.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth #20]

The title of this thread should read, 'Clippers Would Move Blake For Lebron', is it not painfully obvious that any team would trade anything for Lebron?

[ssspence]

in other news, the sky is blue.

[SparzWizard]

You trade anyone for the most hated and strongest player or athlete in the world.