Sterling Opens Up the Wallet

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Clippers Will Evaluate Everything

    Mike Dunleavy had dinner with Atlanta Hawks restricted free agent Josh Smith on Wednesday. Charlotte Bobcats forward Emeka Okafor, also a restricted free agent, is among their primary targets.

    However, no offer sheet for either player is imminent. Also, the Hawks and Bobcats are expected to be eager to match any offers to retain their services. The Clippers can dissuade them from that by front-loading any offer and including hefty bonuses.

    "We are going to take a step back and evaluate everything," Clippers President Andy Roeser said.</div>

    Los Angeles Times

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Roeser also said the team has a "blank check" from owner Donald Sterling to "do whatever is necessary" to put a great team together for next season.</div>

    Los Angeles Daily News

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"The big key for us now is not to make a bad decision about money, to explore the opportunities," Dunleavy said. "A lot of the free agents out there right now are restricted free agents. The teams can match. So it's not as easy to do. But the reality is that there may be ways to structure a contract that could put people in a bad way, and maybe they wouldn't be able to match. We're exploring what we think those options are."</div>

    The Press-Enterprise
     

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