Los Angeles Clippers consultant Jerry West obviously wants the franchise to sign superstar free agents this summer, but he's not going to be outwardly confident about the team's chances.

The Clippers will have cap space this offseason to potentially sign two max contract players. LA has been heavily linked to Kawhi Leonard, who is from the California area.

West, though, is going to remain cautious because he knows having cap space in the NBA doesn't guarantee anything.

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“I’ve always said that cap space is fool’s gold,” West told Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. “There’s probably four or five players out there that people really covet. At the end of the day, only four or five teams are going to sign those players.

“We haven’t promised anything here at all. Our owner is absolutely fantastic. Our front office, the people here are fantastic. I love working with them. No one will outwork them or outsmart them.

“Does that mean we’re attractive to free agents? I don’t know that. I don’t even like to speculate. I don’t think that’s fair to teams that have these free agent or to the fans of both sides. But would we like to sign a free agent? One hundred percent, we’d like to.”

Along with Leonard, Kevin Durant and Jimmy Butler will also be free agents this summer. The Clippers haven't been linked to Durant, but could pursue Butler, who reportedly listed the Clippers as a team he wanted to be traded to when he requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

It's going to be a really fun summer once free agency starts on July 1. The Clippers are hoping West can lure at least one star.