With coveted center DeAndre Jordan doing a free agent about-face and reneging on his oral agreement with the Mavericks in favor of a return to the Clippers, the balance of power that we thought had shifted out west is back to normal.
Well, sort of.
Jordan’s signing with either team wasn’t going to trump what San Antonio did in attracting LaMarcus Aldridge to town.
But for the once-hapless Clippers, the move is a surprising stroke of luck for a franchise that has seen little go its way over the years.