NBA: 5 Biggest Winners from the Mid-Season Trade Window

#4 LA Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers v Los Angeles Clippers

Through December and early January, reports suggested that Lou Williams and DeAndre Jordan were the top trade targets in the market. Fast forward a month and neither of the duo have to let go of their Clippers' jersey.

Instead, Williams has signed an extension with the team that keeps him in Los Angeles for another three years after this season. And by the looks of it, the Clippers are all set to lose Jordan for nothing this off-season unless he opts into the final year of his contract (worth - $24.1 million).

The reason why the Clippers are still winners is that they were able to deal away the enormous Blake Griffin contract, one they signed him to this past offseason. Although not an All-Star for his career (he could have been one this season), keeping Williams within the team allows them to remain somewhat competitive as they position themselves for a mini-rebuild.

The only argument against them would be losing Jordan for nothing. That's better than dealing him away for pieces that are not beneficial to the team's future plans, eg: the proposed deal with the Cavaliers for Tristan Thompson and maybe a first-round pick. Having two more years of Thompson's contract on their books doesn't their rebuild plans in any way.