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Mike Dunleavy was on Tirico and Van Pelt this morning addressing the #1 pick. (Hat Tip: Tas Melas/Sports Radio Interviews): Dunleavy doesn’t rule out playing Griffin as “a big 3.” I’m still very skeptical you can play him there, given that he has no shooting range. Quickness is essential to play[...]

We haven’t traditionally engaged in a lot of trade speculation in these parts. As such, the goal of the preceding exercise wasn’t so much to lob spitballs as it was to get a price check on the rights to sign Blake Griffin — and have a little fun with the appraisal process. Think of Blake Griffin/#1 pi[...]

Over the past 48 hours, I’ve heard very conflicting reports from credible sources about whether the Clippers will seriously entertain offers for the #1 pick. One source said definitively that the Clippers intend to pick and hold onto Griffin. Another said that the Clippers have been aggressive in their Blakephili[...]

The workout took place on Tuesday: Jonathan Givony writes: Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank. Whoosh (the sound of an airball). A nervous, uncomfortable feeling spreads around the NYAC in New York City as the projected #1 overall pick in the draft bricks shot after shot. What is going on here? Clearly Blake Griffin has someth[...]

Royce Young of the superb OKC blog Daily Thunder grew up with the Griffin brothers, played baseball with them, even rolled a house or two with Blake’s brother, Taylor, back in the day. I asked Royce to share some of his impressions of Blake, the human, and Royce generously agreed: When most think of Blake Griffin[...]

You can listen to Olshey’s full exchange with the media. Click on the link below for the audio: Neil Olshey Press Conference, May 20, 2009[...]

ESPN the Magazine’s Peter Keating has a lenthy piece about the sordid details of Donald Sterling’s life. We’ve discussed the balancing act Clippers fans — and sports fans in general — have to perform as die-hards for their teams, and Keating’s piece will challenge some in the Naçión [...]

A very ebullient Clippers Assistant GM Neil Olshey took questions this morning at the Clippers workout facility. The pointed message Olshey conveyed is that the Clippers regarded the #1 pick and Blake Griffin as synonymous. “We were all hoping the result to be Blake,” Olshey said at one point. I’d lik[...]