The Clippers’ offseason has largely been labeled as a big win for Doc Rivers as the team’s president of basketball operations.

He got DeAndre Jordan to re-up with the team. He added Paul Pierce on a below-market contract. He dealt for Lance Stephenson and rebuilt his team’s bench by bringing in Josh Smith, Wesley Johnson, Cole Aldrich and Pablo Prigioni on minimum contracts.

The team certainly looks more talented, and with a higher ceiling.

But beneath the surface, behind the signings and the acquisitions, there’s a potential problem. One of the Clippers’ most important players the past three seasons doesn’t seem happy and doesn’t seem to want to be with the Clippers when they set sail this season.

This all leaves Rivers facing an important question: Can the Clippers reel Jamal Crawford back in?

It doesn’t take a deep in-between-the-lines read of Crawford’s social media activity to know where the Clippers stand with him.

He’s been repeatedly asked whether or not he’ll be a Clipper next season on Twitter, and he’s issued responses like “I’m not a (free agent), wish, but I’m not … So, (you) gotta ask Doc.”

When the media has asked Rivers about Crawford’s future with the team, he’s said the team wants to have him back because he appreciates his unique ability to score off the bench. However, persistent trade rumors and other events this summer might have Crawford feeling differently.

In his professional basketball career, Crawford has never had much stability, playing for 17 head coaches on six NBA teams. Only two active players, Elton Brand and Andre Miller, have scored more points and played on more teams than Crawford.

Maybe that’s partly why Crawford made it known his preference to sign a contract extension with the Clippers before the start of last season.

That extension didn’t materialize, and if another round of trade rumors linking him to Miami and Cleveland didn’t do it, Crawford probably got the sense he might not be a long-term solution for the team this July.

With Jordan about to re-commit to the Clippers, the team sent its core members to his home in Houston on July 8. Owner Steve Ballmer, Rivers, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, J.J. Redick and even newcomer Pierce all went to Texas secure Jordan’s name on a contract.

Crawford, left in the dark on the plan, tweeted “Actions speak louder than words” on the same day.

Add that to new acquisitions Stephenson, Pierce and Johnson on the wing and the trade rumors and Crawford’s sense of security maybe should be shaken.

With constant questions about his future on social media (and probably in his everyday life), it seems clear Crawford is tired of his uncertain future.

Another issue in play is Crawford’s age.

The two-time Sixth Man of the Year turned 35 in March, and players above 35 rarely offer consistent production. Only one player in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki (17.3), scored more points per game at an older age than Crawford (15.6) this season.

Still, 35 is 35, and history certainly would suggest he’ll start slowing down soon. It’s understandable why the Clippers would hesistate committing long-term to someone that age.

After all, he is coming off his worst shooting season with the team, but it’s hard to know whether that can be attributed to his age or to the team’s weakened bench, which certainly made Crawford’s shot selection even more liberal than normal.

And maybe Crawford’s struggles in the playoffs this season (12.7 points, 24.3 percent 3-point shooting) had more to do with a late-season calf injury than his age.

But if Crawford is still one of the game’s top sixth men, why would the Clippers have considered moving him earlier this summer?

Before Rivers’ free-agent haul, the Clippers were seriously cap-strapped, and Crawford’s contract, worth $5.45 million and in its final year, could’ve been viewed as the most logical way the team could bring in talent.

But with the roster filling up and the needs less glaring, it’s unclear just what kind of player the team would like to acquire. Would the Clippers move someone as valuable to them as Crawford for a draft pick and a trade exception? Would they use Crawford to add another big man?

It is clear the team isn’t motivated just to part ways with Crawford for nothing. Affordable and still productive, Crawford is valuable to the Clippers and their plans this upcoming season.

But by bringing an unhappy player to camp with them this fall, they’re taking a risk.

Rivers and the Clippers are gambling that any damage done to his psyche over the past year can be undone with the right words, the right minutes and the right shots. They’re betting that Crawford, heading into a contract year, won’t cause much trouble because he doesn’t want to hurt his value as a free agent next summer.

But what if that doesn’t work?

Can the Clippers and the team’s delicate chemistry that’ll exist with so many new faces handle a disgruntled Crawford? Can they deal with the tweets and the interviews he’ll surely give?

If Crawford comes to camp intent on forcing a trade from the Clippers, things could get ugly. And all of a sudden, the luster from the Clippers’ winning offseason would wear off really quickly.

And that would be a problem.

Contact the writer: dwoike@ocregister.com