Current Situation:
Strengths: Embiid and Maxey and their flexibility.
Weaknesses: Health and free agency this year.
Needs: Paul George, Backup Center and 12 players in this free agency
Transfer candidates: Paul Reed
Free Agents: Almost the whole team
Finances (before transfers).
Team cap: $63M.
Luxury Tax: $108.3M under.
1st Apron: $115.6M under.
2nd Apron: $126.4M under.
Trades:
Trade #1: Pick #16 of this draft and the 2028 first round pick from the Clippers to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma.
Draft:
With pick #41 select PF/C Jonathan Mogbo.
Free Agency:
Re-sign free agent Tyrese Maxey for 5 years with a contract worth $205M ($41M-$41M-$41M-$41M-$41M-$41M).
Sign free agent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a 3 year contract worth $58.5M ($18.5M-$20M-$20M)
Re-sign free agent Kelly Oubre Jr for 3 years with a contract worth $39M ($13M-$13M-$13M)
Sign free agent Naji Marshall to a 2 year contract worth $16M ($8M-$8M)
Re-sign free agent Nicolas Batum to a one-year contract worth $3.5M ($3.5M-$3.5M)
Re-sign free agents Kyle Lowry and Cameron Payne to a 1-year contract worth min.
Sign free agents Shake Milton, Bismack Biyombo and Reggie Bullock to a 1-year contract with min value $3.5M.
Financials (after trades):
Team cap: $181.8M.
Luxury Tax: $10.2M over.
1st Apron: $3.2M over.
2nd Apron: $17.6M below.
Starting Lineup:
Tyrese Maxey, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kelly Oubre Jr, Kyle Kuzma and Joel Embiid.
Backup Lineup:
Kyle Lowry, Ricky Council IV, Naji Marshall, Nicolas Batum and Paul Reed.
Rest of Team:
Cameron Payne, Shake Milton, Reggie Bullock Jr, Jonathan Mogbo and Bismack Biyombo.
IMPORTANT: Many will tell me why I have not included PG as a free agent and no, I have not included him not because I am a delusional fan of the Clippers, but because the reality is that the Clippers are not going to let him leave for nothing and if they have to pay him 4 years and a max contract they will have to pay it and it will suck for them but they will certainly do it.