Who can blame Doc Rivers for wanting a quieter summer this year?
Last summer, the Clippers lost their starting center DeAndre Jordan to a verbal agreement with the Dallas Mavericks, and it sent them scrambling towards sub-par alternate options: Amar'e Stoudemire and JaVale McGee, among others. Then, days later, Jordan re-opened talks with the Clippers and they pounced, sending Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, Paul Pierce, Blake Griffin, Doc Rivers, and Steve Ballmer to Jordan's house in Houston to make sure they brought the big man back. In one of the most riveting free agency dramas in the history of sports, it worked, and Jordan not only returned to the Clippers but won the All-NBA First Team selection at center.