Western Conference Potential Trade Partners

Kwame was actually helpful.

is that people need to realize that right now, Foye is our starter. If you trade Foye for TMac, then you pretty much have to start TMac. You don’t want to start Tmac

Clippers are owed:
TWolves 1st 2012(retraded),
Memphis 2nd 2015,
Hornets 2nd 2015;

And owe:
Clippers 1st 2012 to Boston;
TWolves 1st 2012 to Hornets,
Clippes 2nd 2013 to Detroit,
Clippers 2nd 2014 to San Antonio,
Clippers 2nd 2015 to Houston/Denver (pending on where it is),
Clippers 2nd 2016 to Hornets,

The 2nd rounders to Detroit, San Antonio, Denver, New Orleands are top 55 protected.
The 2nd rounder to Houston is 51-55.

Because you can’t trde consecutive 1sts, the Clips would have to trade the 2014 first. But, the fine print complicates things

2012 first round draft pick to Boston
The Los Angeles Clippers’ own 2012 first round draft pick to Boston via Oklahoma City (top 10 protected in the 2012 draft, top 10 protected in 2013, top 10 protected in 2014, top 10 protected in 2015 and unprotected in the 2016 Draft). In addition, if the Los Angeles Clippers are required to send their 2012 first round pick pursuant to the above and are also entitled to receive Minnesota’s own 2012 first round draft, then Boston via Oklahoma City shall receive the lesser of the Los Angeles Clippers’ own 2012 first round pick and Minnesota’s own 2012 first round pick. [L.A. Clippers -Oklahoma City, 6/24/2010 and then Boston – Oklahoma City, 2/24/2011]

2012 first round draft pick to New Orleans
The Los Angeles Clippers trade the more favorable of the Los Angeles Clippers’ own 2012 1st round pick and Minnesota’s own 2012 1st round pick to New Orleans. [Los Angeles Clippers – New Orleans, 12/14/2011]

Potentially, the 2014 pick could be abailable. But, because of the protections on the Boston pick (could last until 2016), the soonest that the Clippers can trade a pick is 2018 (they have already “traded” the 2016 pick, even though it will never actually be Boston’s).