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5 Players the Los Angeles Clippers Should Consider Trading This Offseason

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5 Los Angeles Clippers Who Should Be on the Trade Block This Offseason

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The Los Angeles Clippers are coming off another disappointing end to their season, this time blowing a 3-1 series lead against the Houston Rockets in the second round of the playoffs.

They are severely limited in terms of making any big moves this offseason, but here are five Clippers that should be dangled in trade talks.

5. PF Glen Davis

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5. PF Glen Davis

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Davis will be a free agent this summer, but I see him as a prime sign-and-trade candidate that could fetch some assets for the Clippers.

4. SG Jamal Crawford

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4. SG Jamal Crawford

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The Clippers can waive Crawford before June 30 and only owe him $1.5 million of his $5.6 million salary for next season. But I think they would do better to keep him past that point, and then look to move him in a trade once the calendar flips to July.

3. PF/C Spencer Hawes

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3. PF/C Spencer Hawes

Spencer Hawes Clippers
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Hawes played in just eight of the Clippers' 14 playoff games, and he played double-digit minutes in just two of those games. The three years and over $17 million left on his contract ($6 million player option for 2017-18) is an obstacle to a trade, but moving Hawes would give the Clippers some breathing room under the salary cap.

2. SG J.J. Redick

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2. SG J.J. Redick

J.J. Redick Clippers
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Redick has value as three-point marksman, when he's going well in that area, but he adds little else and the Clippers need more from their wing players. With two years and what seems like reasonable money (around $14 million) left on his contract, it would not be surprising to see multiple teams have interest in trading for Redick this summer.

1. PG Chris Paul

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1. PG Chris Paul

Chris Paul Clippers
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Doc Rivers has expressed desire to keep the Clippers' core group together, but something is clearly not working. Making a bold move involving the now 30-year old Paul may be just the thing to shake things up, while likely adding some much-needed depth to the roster.

Brad Berreman is a writer for RantSports. Follow him on Twitter and like him on Facebook.
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