Los Angeles — A few months after making a big financial commitment to Blake Griffin, the Los Angeles Clippers went through a severe case of buyer’s remorse.
In the first season of Griffin’s megadeal for five years and $173 million, they figured out that they wanted to reset and go in a different direction. After their over-the-top “Clipper for Life” presentation to get Griffin to renew his deal and to say, “I do,” again, the Clippers got cold feet. Getting an annulment for such an expensive marriage wasn’t going to be easy.
Enter the Pistons, who were looking for such a superstar, to elevate their status and to try to make the playoffs for just the second time in a decade.