The narrative on the Clippers for the second half of last season, the summer of 2018, and still radiating to this day is that they lack a true star on their roster. L.A.’s front office brought together a team of cast-off’s from other teams who decided they wanted stars over solid players. After the trading away of “Lob City”, the Clippers didn’t embrace a full tank that would have led to years of Sterling-era losing seasons. People (fans and NBA media alike) were shouting at the Clips to embrace the tank and rebuild. Instead, Jerry West and company played the league like a fiddle, and will have room to sign two max free agents this offseason.