The Los Angeles Clippers are set into the offseason with several questions around the franchise. The front office has put together a roster that could potentially be kept together for the next several years.
It has put the organization in an intriguing position that could have a major impact on the long-term outlook of the franchise. According to Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, Lawrence Frank laid out the team's vision for the upcoming offseason.
LA #Clippers President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank on the goal for the future of the team – "We want to build something sustainable. We want to be really good for a really long time." pic.twitter.com/WZrMejQzjZ
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) April 12, 2018
One of the biggest decisions will be out of the team's hands with former All-Star big man DeAndre Jordan with a pending final year of his four-year, $87.6 million deal that is a player option worth $24.1 million for the 2018-19 campaign. The Clippers have expressed a significant amount of interest in keeping him for the long haul, eyeing a new lucrative extension with the 29-year-old over the offseason.
Jordan will have until June 29 to make a decision on the final year of his current deal that could become a drawn-out process that may hit close to that deadline if the expected discussion is slow. If he decides to opt out of the final year, it will put him on the open market where there will be several teams interested in his services that could drive the price up out of the range that Los Angeles may be unwilling to pay.
At the same time, there is also no certainty that head coach Doc Rivers will be back beyond next season that as the 2018-19 campaign is in the final year of his deal. Rivers has voiced an interest to potentially finish his coaching career with the Clippers if a new extension is worked out with him. There lies a few crucial decisions ahead of the Clippers that could have a major impact on their future.
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