Elgin Baylor out as Clippers’ GM, Dunleavy in

Things are going from bad to worse in Clipperland…

Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager.

While Dunleavy said Baylor had decided to resign after spending 22 years as an executive with the team, Baylor painted a little different picture when reached by The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday.

“There is a dispute, and on the advice of my attorney they did not want me to discuss it,” Baylor said, according to the newspaper. “That’s all I can say.”

A source told ESPN The Magazine’s Ric Bucher that Baylor resigned because the Clippers were willing to let him retain his salary and title but were stripping him of any authority. The source also said the Clippers were willing to have him return in a consultant’s role. The Clippers are now not expected to fill his position.

Now the team has handed over the keys to Mike Dunleavy, who has a .478 all time record as a coach, including a 175-235 (.427) with the Clippers. He was already mediocre at his job; now he has GM duties to boot.