Tyronn Lue addresses LA’s trade deadline

Tyronn Lue Los Angeles Clippers are faced with interesting couple of weeks in front NBA trade deadline. The organization sits right below the top line, and will have to stay below that line for the rest of the season to avoid any penalties.

Jordan Miller and Kobe Sanders, however, have become indispensable over the past month as two-way players facing limited games. The team’s priorities at the deadline will be signing Miller and Sanders to standard contracts, but they will need to make a few moves first.

Chris Paulwho was sent home in early December, should be traded to create a roster spot and open up more money under the first apron to sign both Miller and Sanders.

Ahead of the NBA trade deadline, Tyronn Lue reflected on the team’s current stance and how it historically approaches the deadline.

“It’s part of the job,” Lue told ClutchPoints. “You can’t let it affect you. If a team is trying to trade for you, that means somebody wants you. You can be the other guy, but shoot, nobody wants you, nobody wants to trade for you, and you’re out of the league. So that’s part of the business. You never want to see guys go. In our situation, I don’t see a lot of movement, so I think we’ll be good.”

As ClutchPoints reported last week, the Clippers are expected to trade Chris Paul and Kobe Brown by the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline.

The Clippers declined his fourth-year, $4.79 million option prior to the season, signaling the impending end of his time with the organization. The Michigan forward just hasn’t developed the way the franchise hoped he would, and it’s possible that a change of scenery would allow him to play more and develop his game.

The only other player the Clippers could actually move in a financial flexibility deal is Bogdan Bogdanovic. As ClutchPoints reported last week, Bogdanovic is not a player the Clippers are currently actively shopping, but he is the player most easily moved, which would also give them financial flexibility due to his $16 million salary this season and a $16 million team option for next season.

The Clippers will play five more games between Monday and the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline. While the team isn’t expected to make any groundbreaking moves, it remains to be seen who will and who won’t be on the roster after the deadline.