The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves at a critical juncture early in the 2025-26 NBA season. Expectations for a championship-caliber campaign have already fallen short, with the team struggling to find offensive consistency and cohesion around its stars, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden . As whispers of trades swirl across the league, one name has emerged as the focal point of the Clippers’ search for a solution: veteran scorer DeMar DeRozan.

The potential addition of DeRozan from the Sacramento Kings would represent a calculated gamble, aimed at providing offensive stability, late-game creation, and the kind of floor-spacing veteran presence that could elevate Los Angeles back into contention.

DeRozan’s appeal is immediately clear. Through 17 games this season, he has averaged

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