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ClipperChuck's Christmas Gift to the Clippers Front Office

Being a benevolent soul I decided to share a list of things the Clippers can feasibly do to make them Champions THIS year. As it stands the Clipper are looking like a good playoff team held back by a weak bench. They are lacking some size up front and lack a elite perimeter defender to guard the Durant's and Lebron's which keep them out of the title hunt. In a few simple moves they can quickly address their weaknesses and become legitimate title contenders (even favorites).

Step 1. First on the list, Neil Olshey needs to call up Andrei Kirilenko's agent, Mark Fleisher and find out if his client would be willing to take a 4 year 28 million (only the first three years guaranteed) starting at 6.5 million.

Here's how this conversation goes in my head.

Olshey: Hey Mark, I should be get pretty close to your asking price of 7.5 million a year, how does 4 years/28 million sound? I need to make some other moves to get there but there's a limited window to this offer.

Fleisher: I don't know, this is Andrei's last big contract...

Olshey: Well find out, remind him this is LA, his wife's career can be huge here and if they still have that "arrangement" he'll have a lot of fun out here.

30 minutes later

Kirilenko: Ok, I'm in.

Olshey: Ok, give me an hour, I'll find out if I can make this happen.

Step 2. Call up Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak.

Olshey: Hey Cupcake, let's talk some hoops.

Kupchak: Screw you guys, I can't believe Stern that $&^@#!

Olshey patiently lets Kupchak rage for 10 minutes

Olshey: Yea that's why I called, I feel bad about how things went down so I'm calling because I have a great solution to help make up for it.

Kupchak: Oh, what's that?

Olshey: I can give you Mo Williams for... wait for it... nothing

Kupchak: Oh and why would you do that?

Olshey: You know the Don, he doesn't like cutting checks. My loss your gain buddy. You can sell it to your fans that you traded "Non-All-Star" Lamar Odom for "All-Star" Mo Williams AND a first round pick

Kupchak: Well that makes sense.

Olshey: Yea, consider us even (evil grin)

3. Amnesty Ryan Gomes, thus creating the cap space needed to sign AK47

4. Sign Joel Przybilla with the 2.5 million exception

Olshey: Bro, you only need to play 10 minutes a night, why you can play 2-3 more years this way

Przybilla: I dunno, I don't want to move the kids again

Olshey: Don't worry man, Sterling will hook you up with some nice housing, you pass his eye test y'know.

5. Call up Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith

Olshey: What's up in O-town? Y'all rebuilding yet?

Smith: We're not sure yet.

Olshey: Well I got a deal that can do both for you. How about Randy Foye and Eric Bledsoe for JJ Redick. You get a cheap rookie PG that's the next Westbrook (try to not giggle, remember stay in character Olshey) and a expiring contract and SG just as good. Why this will save you over 10 million the next two year!

Smith: Well I do like trading for the sake of trading so let's do this.

So there you have it folks.

SG - Billups/Redick/Leslie

PG - Paul/

C - DJ/Przybilla/Cook

PF - Griffin/Evans/Thompkins

SF - Butler/Kirilenko

This is a roster that can win a championship.

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