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There are a LOT of FA lead guards on the market this year. I think you are right, Beverley is cheap and useful, but there is a chance that this is an area where there is a glut this year. That could make Beverley a cheap target for some teams or he could end up without a chair if Blake leaves and Clips go full rebuild. But it's not just the handful of contenders - teams like New Orleans would like to add someone like Beverley too. Could see Spurs interested.
Also if the clippers go full rebuild, they have 3 guys in Beverley, Lou Williams, and Crawford they would want to trade. They are in a very similar bracket in terms of role a team would be trading them for, 6 man/backup point guard. Crawford might be the hardest to move but it's fairly wishful thinking they could move them all by the deadline.
They can try to maximize the value of each of them and hold on to them by the deadline but it will most likely depreciate the overall haul they get. They will most likely get the most value out of Beverley, then maybe Lou Williams, but will be left with Crawford for another season and aging.
If they move Beverley now, they can move Lou Williams mid season, then hope someone will get desperate at the deadline and want Crawford at 14+ million for 1.5 years @ 37 years old.