PLAYA VISTA >> When the sun rose Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers were the only team in the league without a pick in the NBA Draft. But league sources had been saying for the past few days that there was a good chance the Clippers would make a deal that would bring them a second-round selection.
When the draft ended and all 60 picks had been made, there had been no announcement that the Clippers had done anything. As it turns out, they made a very late deal with the New Orleans Pelicans to buy their second-round pick, which came at No.