I'm sure this must have been brought up on other threads, but the latest Sterling flap is likely to have some impact on the value of one of our assets. Next year's Clips is unprotected and as we all know, is ours.
Minimally, the Clips will experience some disarray in the off-season that will spill over into next season. It's possible that this has minimal impact on wins and losses, but it's also possible that the volatility causes some loose focus and some emotional fallout. The possibility also exists that Doc Rivers exits, that no one wants to take his place, and perhaps some of the players will demand trades or decide to take some time away from the team. If trade demands occur, LA has very little leverage and players coming in could come in angry. Free agent signings will be pretty difficult too.
If the current issue goes on and Sterling holds firm and keeps the team and the players become increasingly bold in staring down their owner, 2014-15 could be very ugly.
I realize it's not in great taste to find a positive for the C's in this mess -- I know this has no importance next to the bigger issues here -- but this asset may already have started to compete in value with our own 2014-15 pick and sooner or later we'll be discussing it.