Jerry Crowe of the Los Angeles Times writes that with Ray Allen staying in Seattle and Michael Redd set to shoot lights out with either Milwaukee or Cleveland, the Los Angeles Clippers have once again struck out in their bid to add a marquee shooting guard.

Last week, the Boston Herald reported that the Clippers had offered a package including Corey Maggette to the Boston Celtics for All-Star guard Paul Pierce, who played at Inglewood High, but that the Celtics expressed no interest.

A year ago, the Clippers lost out in a bid to land Kobe Bryant.

They are now expected to renew efforts to re-sign their free agents, among them Bobby Simmons and Marko Jaric, while also pursuing a less expensive shooting guard among a group including Cuttino Mobley and Larry Hughes.

Mobley's agent called the Clippers "one of the few teams" his client was considering, adding that the two sides continue to talk.

"We have a high-level interest," Andy Miller said on behalf of Mobley. "They seem to as well, and we're having ongoing conversations."

The Clippers also continue to closely monitor Simmons.

"They're trying to do everything they can to improve their team, so I think they're looking at a lot of different things," Simmons' agent, Mark Bartelstein, said of the Clippers. "But they've certainly made it clear that they want Bobby back."