Bleacher Report · Sep 30, 2015
New L.A. Clippers Face Same Old Pressures and Expectations
The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Of the 17 players wearing the team's new threads in training camp, 10 are fresh faces—as Clippers, that is. Pablo Prigioni, 38, and Paul Pierce, 37, are the fifth- and ninth-oldest players in the NBA, respectively. Nikoloz Tskitishvili might as well be that seasoned, after spending close to a decade overseas between stints in the Association.
For the work he and his front office put in to beef up L.A.'s roster, Doc Rivers, once derided for his curious personnel moves, has seemingly earned his stripes as a general manager.
There have even been shifts among the incumbents—some subtle, some not.