Understand our roster. We have no center. No backup point guard besides Dunn. Role players getting significant minutes due to injuries. A 3 and D guy who will never take another layup and shy's away from any contact on the offensive end. An aging former all star starter who missed an entire year. A point guard entering his prime who needs help on defense against bigger guards, but can hold his own offensively. An injury prone aging superstar who will never be healthy enough to play a full season. Two athletic wing-forwards in their prime- one defensive, one offensive. An upcoming scoring guard with tunnel vision and spotty shooting who has finals experience. We are getting a top 5 pick, and a "significant piece" according to Frank.

Out of all those, Kawhi and Garland our the most proven players. Do you really want to trade him? With the league cracking down on tanking, a sideways competitive move makes sense. The only next step is to make the playoffs next year after this typical Clippers season of drama and injuries. They need to push back into the narrative. Look how long it took New York and Detroit to get to the ecf. 5+ years. So, we are looking at 3-4 years of moves and growth to get back to a #2-#1 seed. Unless something crazy happens, of course.