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If Mike Dunleavy stays in his role as general manager through the end of his contract next year, as the Clippers insist he will, the resigned coach will have a monumental impact on the next era of Clippers basketball. Truth be told, his choices have already set up much of that future: Blake Griffin was a no-brainer, certainly, but Eric Gordon was a fantastic choice in 2008. The deal clearing Zach Randolph's salary (a year after welcoming it with open arms) also provided breathing room heading into the future.Marcus Camby, the ancient oak with an expiring contract and a renowned attitude, figures to be one of the bigger prizes on this month's trade market. What Dunleavy can get in exchange for Camby figures to affect the future. Next up is the draft, where in all likelihood the Clips won't have such an easy choice to make. L.A. figures to pick somewhere between 8th and 12th in the first round (barring a trade of the pick).
In July, the Clippers join the ranks of teams with cap space -- L.A. is on track to have upwards of $10 million in space heading into the summer; a midseason trade of a player like Sebastian Telfair (who has a $2.7 million player option for next season) would open up some more. While it isn't likely the Clips will be competing with the Bulls, Knicks, Nets, Heat and Cavs for the top players, they can make a splash ...
... or roll that cap space over to 2011, when the contracts could (by decree) get smaller and where $10 million could go a lot further. Dunleavy will have to weigh all the available strategies, of course, and it's hardly anything new: he's been doing this (the personnel side) for a while. But the assumption is that Dunleavy is playing out his contract, finishing up his work before Donald Sterling has no logistical reason to keep him.
Which makes Dunleavy a new lame duck -- not as coach, as he has been for some two years -- but as the most important non-player in the organization. Sterling is leaving his franchise in the hands of someone he'd apparently not have around any more. Of course, Sterling's head features its own drumline, and there's no use making sense of his decisions. But allowing Dunleavy to stay during this period sure shows an immense level of trust, if nothing else. It's like hiring a cook whose scrambled eggs you'd never eat to bake your wedding cake.
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