You’ll notice a few familiar names, along with a slew of wild cards: Eric Gordon (SG) — Clippers Why he’ll be in Vegas: The Clippers’ 2008 first-round pick is the backbone of the Clippers’ youth movement. Gordon’s powerful two-pronged offensive attack consists of a deadly perimeter s[...]
I’ll have a lot more to say in the next 24 hours, but here’s what’s going up at TrueHoop: The last time Quentin Richardson was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clips were a promising, young squad that included Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Bobby Simmons, and Chris Wilcox. Next week, Richardson[...]
The bad dream will soon be a memory: Clearing the way for No. 1 pick Blake Griffin, the Clippers have agreed to trade power forward Zach Randolph to Memphis for former Clipper Quentin Richardson, The Times learned today. Because of salary-cap rules, the deal can’t be completed until next week. A Clippers spokesma[...]
We’ll have a detailed breakdown on the roster later this evening. In the meantime, here’s the release: Second year players Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, and Mike Taylor will be joined by Blake Griffin, the first pick in this year’s NBA Draft, to form the nucleus of the Los Angeles Clippers’ entry in the 2009[...]
The Clippers extended Steve Novak a qualifying offer Tuesday, which makes him a restricted free agent. The Clippers will have the opportunity to match any contract offer made to Novak by another team. Novak’s number is $1,030,189. Given the reasonable price tag and the fact that there are only a handful of player[...]
Blake Griffin’s introductory press conference at the Clippers’ training facility on Monday attracted an assortment of media, corporate sponsors, VIPs, and a few lurkers — including Clippers’ second-year guard Eric Gordon. Wearing a Clippers’ tee and sweatpants, Gordon lingered in the far b[...]
In the last installment of the Clipperblogger summit, Steve Perrin got to the heart of the matter when he wrote … That’s a pretty astounding collection of talent on paper. So why did they only win 19 games last season? And why are expectations so low for this season? If the Clippers’ current state is not du[...]
Clipperblog usually abides by a separation of basketball and politics, but this bit of whimsy was amusing. From Jason Zengerle in The New Republic [Hat Tip: Ted via Deadspin]: In a way, Romney reminds me a lot of Michael Olowokandi. (I know that likening Romney to a 7-foot Nigerian man might seem strange at first, but [...]