What's next

I had a conversation today with some of the Clippers brass about the rest of the summer, and what moves the team does or does not make. Basically, everything depends on what happens with Kelenna Azubuike. Golden State has until Friday to match the offer sheet he signed with the Clippers last Thursday.

If Golden State lets Azubuike walk, the Clippers will have no more cap space and would need to fill out the roster with league minimum guys.

If Golden State matches the three-year, $9 million dollar offer, then the Clippers would still have about $3 million in salary cap space, and I got the distinct impression they planed to make use of it.

One issue that will probably remain unresolved for a while is the status of Shaun Livingston. The team has expressed a desire to re-sign him, but had to renounce his rights because he carried a $13 million salary cap hold.

``I've had discussions with Shaun's agent recently,'' coach Mike Dunleavy said. ``We love Shaun, but with his injury, we had to renounce him because he was on the books for 13 million dollars. It's just the way of the cap.

``But we'd still like to re-sign him. Right now, he's not cleared to do anything but play 1-on-1. We'd like to see the rehabilitation through, and then give him an opportunity to be a Los Angeles Clipper.''