Los Angeles Clippers: 5 biggest disappointments from 2017-18 NBA season

2. No trade

With a player option for this coming offseason, DeAndre Jordan has the chance to opt out of his contract with the possibility of signing a longer, more expensive deal.

A Clipper for his entire 10-year career, Jordan has expressed his desire to become a Clipper for life. Whether or not the organization feels the same way is an entirely different discussion. Bringing Jordan back into the fold would be an expensive investment, and one that might not prove to be beneficial for L.A.

A player with an offensive repertoire limited to within two feet of the basket, Jordan’s impact on the offensive end is very limited, and at age 29, a four- or five-year deal could end up hurting the team down the road.

The Clippers would be better off investing that money into players with more long-term, two-way potential, which is why they tried to move Jordan at the 2018 NBA Trade Deadline.

While there where plenty of speculations with Jordan’s name being thrown into the mix, nothing ever materialized, and now the Clippers will be forced with either cuffing themselves to Jordan long-term or letting him walk with nothing in return.

Either way, despite his best intentions, Jordan’s contract situation is going to leave the Clippers in a worse spot than they were in before.