When Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers began looking at free agents this off-season, what he definitely had in mind was defense. The Clippers have picked up a bevy of good defenders, some even for bargain prices — Lance Stephenson, Josh Smith, and Wesley Johnson are all very athletic basketball players who can provide the defense Doc Rivers desires.
Since the core of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan assembled, the Clippers have never been a top-5 defensive team.