Are the Los Angeles Clippers really considering parting ways with Blake Griffin?
According to Steve Lawrence of the Sporting News, the Nuggets and Clippers discussed a trade involving the five-time All Star.
The Clippers have talked to the Nuggets about trading Blake Griffin to Denver, per NBA sources.
— Mitch Lawrence (@Mitch_Lawrence) February 5, 2016
Dan Woike of the Orange County Register reported that talks happen, but the Clippers aren’t interested.
Sources: Denver reached out and asked about Blake Griffin but Clippers weren't interested. Not much discussion
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 5, 2016
Fox Sports Ohio’s Sam Amico reported that the Sixers had also contacted the Clippers about Griffin.
Both Sixers and Nuggets have had discussions with Clippers about Blake Griffin, per league sources. @sn_nba earlier reported Nuggets talks.
— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) February 5, 2016
The Clippers have gone 15-4 without Griffin in the lineup, so some may think that the team believes they’d be okay without him and would look at possible returns. Ultimately, though, this sounds like simple due diligence. Teams may be sensing that the Clippers are annoyed with Griffin and have called to gauge his availability. The Clippers may well be annoyed, but not enough to trade him, at least not now.
Griffin is current in hot water after punching the team’s equipment manager and breaking his hand. The team may be more open to a hypothetical Griffin-Kevin Durant swap in the summer, but for now, Blake isn’t going anywhere.
