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Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:45 pm
by Mountaineer
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Those longtime losers from Los Angeles were big winners Tuesday night.
The Clippers came across the country for what's practically an annual spring vacation and are going home with a nice souvenir: the No. 1 pick in next month's draft.
The Clippers won the draft lottery, moving up from the third-best chance to earn the top pick for the third time, earning the right to draft All-America forward Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, the national college player of the year.
Memphis vaulted to second and Oklahoma City will pick third.
Sacramento, which had the best chance to win the lottery after finishing with a league-worst 17-65 record, fell to fourth, and Washington dropped from second to No. 5.
The Clippers last had the No. 1 pick in 1998 and, perhaps predictably, blew it, taking eventual bust Michael Olowokandi.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2009 ... id=4181208
Re: Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:46 pm
by clenz
Hell f'in yeah...Maybe we can get cheapass to spend some money and take Griffin.
Re: Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:50 pm
by grizzaholic
Lets hope they don't squander it this year.
Re: Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:51 pm
by AZGrizFan
grizzaholic wrote:Lets hope they don't squander it this year.
I see them drafting a big white stiff from North Carolina.
Re: Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:52 pm
by grizzaholic
AZGrizFan wrote:grizzaholic wrote:Lets hope they don't squander it this year.
I see them drafting a big white stiff from North Carolina.
Hey....Great white hype!
Re: Clippers win draft lottery
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:53 pm
by clenz
AZGrizFan wrote:grizzaholic wrote:Lets hope they don't squander it this year.
I see them drafting a big white stiff from North Carolina.
I would take the last toe I have left in that fanbase out. I'm sick of the way that team is run