They’ve both entered the postseason with a plan – win 16 games, hoist a trophy, celebrate. And it’s never worked out, for the Clippers or Kevin Durant.

After Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t capitalize on a 3-1 series lead against the Golden State Warriors, a postseason pain the Clippers certainly know, he heads into free agency this summer with nothing but good options.

When you’re Durant – a 7-footer with point-guard handles and a silky jumper – it doesn’t matter which teams are interested in you. What matters is which teams you’re interested in.

He’ll have a list of suitors as long as his arms once free agency begins in July, and the Clippers certainly are one of them, even if it makes them face some tough choices.

Even though the NBA is set to see a massive influx of cash pushing the salary cap to a projected $92 million next season, the Clippers won’t be major players in free agency. They don’t have the money.

Over two thirds of their 2016-17 cap will be tied up in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Another $10-plus million is headed for J.J. Redick and Paul Pierce. The team also is carrying massive salary cap holds on Jeff Green and Jamal Crawford.

The math makes it clear; unless Durant is being wildly charitable, the Clippers can’t sign him while keeping their current core intact.

The most openly discussed option would be a sign-and-trade with the Thunder, which would mean, in simple terms, that Durant would sign a deal with Oklahoma City, which would then trade him to the Clippers.

Trading Griffin to the Thunder would make sense, geographically at least, as the former Sooner star would return to his home state, which would, seemingly give that organization a good chance at retaining him beyond his current deal.

While the Clippers and Doc Rivers have been vocal in shooting down the notion of dealing Griffin, Durant’s certainly one of the few players who could change their tune. But, Durant would have to agree to the deal, and that means he’d have to want to play for a Clippers team that no longer included Griffin.

Given some of the success the Thunder had against the Warriors, it’s easy to see why a Jordan-Griffin-Durant frontcourt might be more appealing to him, at least more appealing than playing with Paul, who turned 31 earlier this month.

Pairing with Griffin would also translate to more time with the basketball for Durant, something a pairing with Paul wouldn’t do.

But, dealing Paul or Jordan to Oklahoma City makes no sense, since the Thunder are set at both positions.

The more realistic route to landing Durant might be trading one member of the Clippers’ Big Three to a team with ample room under the salary cap. If the Clippers could exchange one of their existing All-Stars for a package of low-salaried players and draft picks, they could create the cap room to sign Durant.

That makes sense if Durant decides to leave the team that just pushed the Warriors to seven games, if he can’t find a better option than Los Angeles, if he decides to be a Clipper.

But, that’s a whole lot of ifs.

Any path to getting Durant almost certainly means trading Griffin, Paul or Jordan, and that’s a cost the Clippers probably would, and probably should, pay. It remains a long shot and it can get a little complicated.

But long shots and complications, they’re all worth it if it means the story changes.

Win 16 games. Hoist a trophy, Celebrate.

It’s what the Clippers want. It’s surely what Durant wants.

It’s just a matter of where he wants to do it.