Years ago, if fans of the LA Clippers could enter a time machine, and simulate the 2024-25 regular season and playoffs to see the star Ivica Zubac has become, their jaws would immediately drop in awe. He was always viewed as a glass-cleaning center, who had a specific role, but never as the go-to scoring option when the Clippers' scoreboard desperately needed an increase in points.
Yet, the takeaway that most fans grasped, once Zubac's ninth season was concluded, is that he has serious potential to be selected as one of the few first-time All-Stars next season, as a 20-point-10-rebound machine.