Butler to the Clips?

Don't know what to make of this. I think it's a great sign that they are on the top of his trade list and I like the part in the story where it says, the Clippers "are emerging as a front-runner for Kawhi Leonard when Toronto's All-NBA forward becomes a free agent in July," but there is also this "The market for Butler, 29, will likely be the five-year, $190 million maximum extension that could come with a trade to a new team, which means a team would be committing $40 million-plus annually to Butler as he reaches his mid-30s," and this, "it remains uncertain how much -- if anything -- the Clippers would trade for a player whom the team could sign this summer without surrendering any assets."

So, basically it seems the Clippers could execute a sign-and-trade for Butler, but that would require giving up prospects for a 30-year old on a max contract, and I'm not sure our (relatively) new guru Jerry West would want to do that. But, if we were guaranteed to get Kawhi, maybe he and Butler could be a foundation for something great for the next few years. I'd be very tempted to trade for Butler if I thought I was going to get Kawhi.

Big gambles with hundreds of millions of dollars going on here, but, that's the League.

Good luck Clips.