It was inevitable that once the Clippers landed the top overall pick that either Marcus Camby, Chris Kaman, or Zach Randolph would have to be traded so that Griffin could come in and start right and the Clippers decided that shipping out Zach Randolph would be the best route to go. That’s probably not going to be the only move the Clippers make this off-season as there are reports that they were and still are receiving calls about center Marcus Camby. Franchises receive calls about players all the time and it is unknown of just how serious these talks got, however, because Camby’s contract expires this season it makes him a big time acqusition because of his play and he won’t eat into anyone’s salary beyond the 2009-10 season.

If Camby is dealt, then the Clippers will be losing much more than an expiring contract. Even at his age, Camby is still a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end and on maybe 25 of the 30 teams in the NBA, he’d serve as their defensive backbone and perhaps be their best defender in the process. This Clippers team has tons of talent all over and should begin to slowly pull themselves up out of the basement of the Western Conference, but that’ll ultimately rest upon a few things. 1) The health of Baron Davis, 2) the growth of Eric Gordon and Al Thorton, and 3) how well Blake Griffin can mesh into the line-up with those guys.

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