NBA.com’s David Aldridge recapped the trade deadline this morning. Included in the article was a Clippers’ tidbit that, surprisingly enough, had nothing to do with Kevin Garnett or Eric Bledsoe: “The Clips stood pat, but not by their basketball people’s choice. L.A. and Washington [...]
Here’s an excerpt from a piece I wrote for ESPN Los Angeles today about Eric Bledsoe’s journey this season: With the departure of Mo Williams in an offseason trade, Bledsoe became a full-time backup point guard this season. Outside of high school and a small portion of his rookie season,[...]
The trade deadline has come and gone and—despite the rumblings—the Clippers abstained from a trade. This is the team Los Angeles will be going into the playoffs with and whether or not it will be able to beat San Antonio and Oklahoma City is the looming question. We can break this roster down into s[...]
As 3p ET ticked by, the trade deadline yielded less fruit than a ficus in nuclear winter, particularly for the Western Conference. The only notable trades were Portland acquiring Eric Maynor to shore up an non-existent bench and Houston smuggling Thomas Robinson out of Sacramento before moving vans [...]
The stars shine just as brightly in Houston as they do in Hollywood. Maybe even more so without all that L.A. smog. But one star shined brighter than the rest at the All-Star Weekend’s namesake event: Christopher Emmanuel Paul. He initiated his MVP performance with a pair of consecutive assists to r[...]
Foreword by Michael Shagrin Two weeks ago, while the Clippers were taking on the Celtics at the Garden, word surfaced that the game was preceded by trade discussions. The rumor was both were entertaining a Garnett-Bledsoe swap, along with Caron Butler going to Boston for salary cap purposes. Represe[...]
Navigating the trade waters is difficult. Lies are told, feelings get hurt. Former Clipper and current New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon is still upset over how former Clippers GM Neil Olshey apparently told him he wouldn’t be traded, then traded him a few days later. It’s the nature[...]
Here’s an excerpt from a piece I wrote for ProBasketballDraft on why the Clippers shouldn’t be trading Eric Bledsoe. To read the entire article, click here. **** How quickly we forget. Chris Paul is going to stay in Los Angeles, right? That’s what all the rumblings say. He lives in L.A. [...]