In 2000, the Minnesota Timberwolves were hit with a brutal penalty for salary cap cheating involving Joe Smith, losing five first-round picks and seeing owner Glen Taylor and GM Kevin McHale suspended — all while building around future MVP Kevin Garnett. The scheme, which used below-market contracts to preserve Bird rights, backfired catastrophically, crippling their ability to draft key contributors. Though they eventually rebounded with savvy trades to reach the Western Conference Finals in 2004, the damage lingered. Now, the Los Angeles Clippers face a similar fate — without a superstar anchor and stripped of draft assets, their path to contention demands extraordinary creativity and luck.
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