Gallery: 8/10
Los Angeles Clippers, +2500
With their three best players in point guard Chris Paul, power forward Blake Griffin and center DeAndre Jordan all under contract until at least 2017 (Paul and Griffin can opt out that summer), the Clippers are an intriguing choice on this list. L.A. also has one of the top shooters in the NBA in J.J. Redick, and adding Durant to this group would give them a high level scorer who can get them as basket on all three levels. But the big question here is money, as in how much would they have to give Durant while also needing to fill out their roster?
Unless they make a major move, likely by dealing away one of their top three players, the Clippers won't have much money available to them under the cap. Paul, Griffin and Jordan account for nearly $64 million of the (projected) $94 million cap figure, and there's also the need to account for the contract of first round pick Brice Johnson. That doesn't leave much room to both reel in a max contract player and fill out the roster (Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers are two of their free agents), which could hurt their chances of signing Durant. The Clippers would likely need a sign & trade to make this happen, making it a long shot. (Getty)
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