Pardon the eternal optimism, but LeBron James’ commenting on the Clippers in a positive manner on national television can only be considered a good thing. Maybe it’s a case of hearing what you want to hear, but LeBron’s saying the Clippers have some “really good players” and some “nice solid pieces” is a great endorsement from the most influential free agent the NBA has ever seen.  More...

One of the more surprising themes from early mock drafts is Ekpe Udoh at selection number eight to the Clippers. After giving it some thought however, the logic behind that mock selection makes sense. Although the Clippers have three big men on contract (Griffin, Kaman, Jordan), the fact remains that one has never played a minute in the NBA, the other is incredibly injury prone, and the third is still very, very raw. The Clippers can safely head into this draft with a best-player-available strategy as opposed to drafting for need, because really, when you only have five players on contract, you technically need everything.  More...