The LA Clippers made a surprising move on Monday, inserting themselves into the Jimmy Butler trade and helping to facilitate a four-team deal with the Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers. The trade, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, will bring forward Maurice Harkless and a future first-round pick via Miami to the Clippers.
It’s unknown at the moment what the Clippers included in their deal in order to complete the trade, but the important thing is that according to numerous reporters, LA will still have enough cap space available to sign a max-level free agent — a.