The Los Angeles Clippers have a chance to make a couple of respectable acquisitions in the 2016 NBA draft, armed with the 25th and 33rd overall picks. It’s a far better position than they were in last year as they only entered at the last minute to take Branden Dawson after acquiring the 56th pick from the New Orleans Pelicans, which (theoretically) gives the Clippers a chance to land some more young talent with even more promise this year.
It’s an intriguing element of their summer, and even though there obviously isn’t much chance of landing anyone who will immediately improve the team and Doc Rivers rarely gives many minutes to his young players, the Clippers need to balance out their heavy contracts and near 40-year-old players like Paul Pierce and Pablo Prigioni.