The LA Clippers’ 23 losses will equate to a relatively high second-round pick in the 2026 NBA draft, the only selection Lawrence Frank has, with the first in the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. In FanSided.com’s latest mock, Christopher Kline underlined the pressure on the Clippers trading Ivica Zubac by opting for a center, Zuby Ejiofor, from the well-regarded St. John’s Red Storm 36th overall.
Furthermore, there is heightened curiosity in the air regarding Zubac. The Clippers seem fifty-fifty on holding on to him or letting go. By the summer, if they are firm with Yanic Konan Niederhauser and a youngster coming into the league to fill in the front-court, the Croatian big man would be all but gone; they do not need three competent centers in one rotation.