Why The Los Angeles Clippers Do The Deal
Absolutely. There are broader philosophical questions about how NBA teams ought to operate at play here.
Every team wants to win an NBA championship. They won’t. With that in mind, it’s crucial to identify the moment when you ought to start over.
The Clippers have hit that moment. By now, it’s hard to feel optimistic about the possibility of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George staying healthy together for an entire season. The Clippers should rebuild.
The opportunity to do so around Scoot Henderson should be too good for them pass up on. This is one of the best point guard prospects we’ve ever seen.
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Henderson has the athleticism of prime Derrick Rose, and his floor vision is closer to Chris Paul’s.
Can Portland really pass up the opportunity to draft him?