There may only be murmurs of possible trades surrounding L.A. right now, but it also seems like a strange coincidence that the names to appear in the recent Clippers trade rumors are Lance Stephenson and Josh Smith. It’s unlikely to be a mere coincidence that the two players in these rumors just so happen to be the two guys that Doc Rivers has given few minutes to and doesn’t seem to trust as much as others.
Well, as has been reported by Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times, one NBA executive has said that the trade calls were simply “routine for this time of year”.