Over the past four years, the Los Angeles Clippers haven't had trouble dominating the regular season. However, piles of wins haven't translated to postseason success and the validation that comes with it.
But after an offseason filled with drama, cunning salary-cap management and smart wheeling and dealing, the Clippers are in position to put together their most complete campaign in recent memory.
Not only was L.A. successful in prying DeAndre Jordan from the clutches of the Dallas Mavericks, but the Clippers restocked their perimeter depth with Paul Pierce, Lance Stephenson and Josh Smith, each of whom was acquired via low-cost or low-risk deals.
As a result, optimism is high among Staples Center residents.
"The Clippers can safely be classified as contenders once more, this time with added talent and leadership potentially paving the way toward a heretofore elusive title," Bleacher Report's Stephen Babb wrote in July.
Although the Clippers will need to slay one of the West's Goliaths in order to qualify for their first-ever Western Confe ...
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Article written by Alec Nathan