The year had transitioned into 2014, and the Brooklyn Nets had still not managed to trade Dwight Howard.
The league's top center had become a hot potato.
He held some value, but nothing to drive pursuers mad.
Already out of the race, the Clippers disregarded everything else, focusing solely on maintaining their third-place standing in the league until the All-Star weekend arrived.
With the regular season nearly halfway through, the Clippers' capabilities were thoroughly scrutinized.
Yu Fei remained that unbeatable superstar, no matter how opponents targeted him, he never faltered.
On the other hand, despite posting numbers worthy of the league's top power forward, Blake Griffin's surface stats and actual performance conveyed a sense of illusion.
