When you finish last almost every season like the Los Angeles Clippers do, the following season always seems to hinge on the prized lottery pick.
This year the Clippers have two: Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe. Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, missed all of last season with a preseason injury, but he is healthy now and he joins Bledsoe as two contenders for Rookie of the Year. These guys are not only contenders for that prestigious award, but they can help turn the Clippers into a legitimate force in the west.
Los Angeles has not made the postseason since a run to Game 7 of the Conference Semifinals against Phoenix back in 2006. In the last three seasons, the Clippers have averaged fewer than 24 wins, but this just could be the year for a real turnaround. Stop me if you heard that one before, Clipper fans. But the hope is not just on some prized draft pick. Griffin and Bledsoe will be joined by all-star center Chris Kaman and veteran point guard Baron Davis. Throw in small forward Ryan Gomes and the two rookies this year and the Clippers have the talent to hang with anybody in the Western Conference, even the team they share the Staples ...
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2010-11 Los Angeles Clippers NBA Odds and Analysis
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