It is hard to argue with any season where a team goes 53-29 being a bad year. The Los Angeles Clippers however may believe that it wasn’t their best season after losing in the first round of the playoffs after having that record. The Clippers will go into the NBA Draft on June 23 trying very hard to find a great player with the No. 25 pick that can add to the talents of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin and get the Clippers to the next level.
There is the matter of seeing what Jamal Crawford decides to do. Crawford averaged 14.2 points a game off the bench last season as one of the best sixth men in the whole NBA. If he leaves, that would be a huge loss for the Clippers. The key is keeping Griffin healthy after playing just 35 games this past year but still averaging 21.4 points and 8.4 rebounds a game. Paul averaged 19.5 points and ten assists a game so finding a great wing player would be the next big step.
With the No. 25 pick, the Clippers aren’t going to have the greatest of options but they may have a chance at St. Joseph’s forward DeAndre Bembry. Bembry showed last season that he can be a big-time scorer and if he is added to the three-headed monster of Griffin, Paul and DeAndre Jordan, it may be very hard to slow the Clippers down at any point this season. This could be one of the big chances for the Clippers to make a huge move in the Western Conference.
NBA Draft 2016: Los Angeles Clippers Draft Picks, Holes & Needs
