Could the Donald Sterling Fallout Benefit the L.A. Lakers?

During ABC's NBA pregame show for the Clippers/Warriors game, Jeff Van Gundy offered up an interesting solution to the Donald Sterling situation. Van Gundy on what the league could/should do:

"I would like to see him suspended,... Donald Sterling suspended indefinitely until he transfers power of the team to someone else or sells the team. And if not, if he is kept in charge and he is allowed to keep owning the team then I think Doc Rivers and every player should have the right to go the commissioner and be declared a free agent..."

WOW. Is this even possible according to the NBA bylaws and player contracts? The Steeze Report tried to look into the possibility of this happening but was unable to find any verifiable information on this. Time will tell if this is possible or not. Sterling has a reputation for never selling anything he buys.  He still owns real estate properties from 1981.  Despite the fact that Sterling is married, he clearly has relationships with other women who are still in their teens(just like Dr. Buss did); one of them exposing him on the audio tape the world has heard repeatedly.  I cannot help but think that Sterling is still married simply to avoid having to split all his assets up with wife, assuming there is no prenuptial agreement.  A man that determined to hang on to his possessions will not sell a professional basketball team because of some controversy.  Unless there is a way to force him to sell, which seems impossible(and should be impossible) in a capitalistic society, I do not think Sterling sells the Los Angeles Clippers.

All in all though, wouldn't it be something if the league offers every Clippers player instant free agency as punishment to Donald Sterling, and then they all moved across the hall and played for the Lakers? Now that would be an enormous turn of events. With the recent news that the L.A. Lakers are going to stick with D'Antoni for next season, they may want to reconsider that if the entire Clipper team and coach Doc Rivers are looking for a new team next season. If you're a Clipper and you have a home and a family situated in Los Angeles already, why leave? Just a thought.

"It's whatever..."