2023-08-13 10:00:00
Meneur : Milos Teodosic (Serbie)
At the Clippers: 2 seasons for 60 games
Record: 37 wins – 23 losses (61.7%)
Stats: 8.0 points 42% shooting and 37.8% 3 pts, 4.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 21.4 minutes
The leader Milos Teodosic is the typical symbol of the European star who did not break through in the USA. Dominating ball in hand, in his reading of pick-and roll and his ability to shoot, the Serbian did not achieve the same feats his late arrival in the NBA, the fault of a limited physique against the local golgoths. Very quickly, with Olympiakos, he established himself as an exceptional player, winning the Greek Cup alongside other legends. His closure was real when he signed with CSKA Moscow, with whom he continues to show that he is one of the best leaders in Europe. At 30, he signed a $12.3 million contract with the Clippers. Within this team, he highlights players such as DeAndre Jordan without leaving a significant trace within his team. Limited by certain injuries, he finds no regularity. He is then shot by the franchise. He then decided to return to Europe at Virtus Bologna. In selection, he also took his selection to fourth place in a world championship in 2010. He notably scored a victorious 3-pointer against Espace in the quarter-finals. Their real achievement was in 2014 when he won the silver medal with his team.
Fullback: Marko Jaric (Yugoslavia/Serbia)
At the Clippers: 3 seasons for 174 games
Record: 72 wins – 102 defeats (41.4%)
Stats: 8.5 points 40.1% on shots and 34.3% 3 pts, 4.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 27.6 minutes
Like Teodosic, Marko Jaric first won in Europe before trying his luck in the NBA. The Yugoslav full-back began his career in the 1990s with Peristeri, before playing in the Korac Cup (former Euroleague) with the two Bologna teams (Fortitudo and Virtus). Surprisingly, he realizes the back-to-back of the Italian championship passing from one team to another. Draft in 2000 by the Clippers, he quickly established himself as a player capable of discarding the game in an NBA not yet focused on three-point shooting. His profile of combo guard allowed him to alternately cover positions 1 and 2 in a Los Angeles team which chained disappointing results with its 1999 draft number 1: Michael Olowokandi. Nevertheless, Jaric is solid in his role. He was then transferred after three seasons to Wolves in a change for Sam Cassell. He chained seasons in the NBA before returning to Europe and then attempting a comeback in the NBA between 2013 and 2014. With his selection, he participated in golden campaigns, winning the Eurobasket 2001 and the World Championships in 2002. After the dissolution of the Yugoslavia, he will wear the shirt of the Serbian selection.
At the Clippers: 3 seasons for 204 games (in progress)
Record: 119 wins – 75 losses (58.3%)
Stats: 7.4 points 44.9% on shots and 39.8% 3 pts, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 24.5 minutes
We all know the revival of Nicolas Batum since joining the Clippers in 2020. Lost on the side of the Hornets where he was bench par James Borrego, the French winger seemed finished for basketball after signing a huge contract ($ 25 million in the last season). At the Clippers, alongside Kawhi Leonard et Paul George (when they are on the floor), he finds his role as a handyman who has been his strength in the past within the France team and the Portland Trail Blazers. Completely recovered, the French winger has become a 3-and-D modern to which we must add an above-average vision of the game. Even if the collective results did not allow him to go beyond the semi-finals of Conference, the player explodes in his role and will begin a new season within this team next year.
Strong winger: Luc Mbah a Moute (Cameroon)
At the Clippers: 3 seasons for 159 games
Record: 97 wins – 62 defeats (61%)
Stats: 4.6 points 48.6% on shots and 37.2% 3 pts, 2.2 rebounds in 19.6 minutes
Luc Mbah is up was one of the wingers featured during the golden period of Lob Cityversion Chris Paul/Blake Griffin. This team lacked a winger shooter and tried its luck with Mbah a Moute, a good defender, but a limited sniper. After a career of role player, the player has multiplied franchises (as a secondary piece of several transfers). He will bring his seriousness to this team. He was cut in 2019 by the Clippers and will play his last minutes in the NBA in 2020 in the jersey of the Rockets. Too limited, he never got the crowds up despite his obvious qualities and an honorable NBA career.
Pivot: Ivica Zubac (Croatia)
At the Clippers: 5 seasons for 322 games (in progress)
Record: 197 wins – 125 defeats (61.2%)
Stats: 9.6 points 62.3% on shots, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 23.2 minutes per game
Form at Cibona Zagreb, Ivica Zubac quickly joined Cedevita Zagreb before joining KK Mega Leks (a Serbian team training future NBA prospects). He was drafted in 2016 by the Lakers in 32nd position. Alternating between the D-League and the NBA, he is trying to find his place in the NBA with his interior profile from an Eastern country with limited physical abilities. Sent in 2019 to the Clippers in a marginal transfer (against Mike Muscala), the player finds his place in the rival’s squad. He quickly became a starter (even if he was often limited by faults), playing around twenty minutes per game in a team with few interiors. Not very mobile in the face of certain oppositions, it is nevertheless very useful in standing up to opposing babars. An essential piece in the Clippers’ game, he continues to improve season after season with his ability to score near the circle and take rebounds.
Daniel Gallinari (Italy)
At the Clippers: 2 seasons for 89 games
Stats: 18.7 points 44.8% on shots and 40.8% 3 pts, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 30.7 minutes
Boban Marjanovic (Serbia)
At the Clippers: 2 seasons for 56 games
Stats: 6.4 points 58.9% on shots and 4.3 rebounds in 9.7 minutes
Hedo Turkoglu (Türkiye)
At the Clippers: 2 seasons for 100 games
Stats: 3.5 points 42.1% on shots and 43.4% 3 pts, 1.9 rebounds in 11.0 minutes
Michael Olowokandi (Nigeria)
At the Clippers: 5 seasons for 323 games
Stats: 9.9 points 43.3% on shots, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 30.5 minutes
Old Polynice (Haiti)
At the Clippers: 3 seasons for 109 games
Stats: 9.1 points 54% on shots and 7.5 rebounds in 27.3 minutes
The bench is composed of fallen hopes or players at the end of their career because few international players have gone through the Clippers. At the head of the bow, we have Michael Olowokandidrafted by the Clippers in 1st position in 1998. The Kandi Man has never ceased to disappoint during his NBA career despite 5 seasons with his franchise. In a draft where there were legends like Paul Pierce, Dirk Nowitzki or Vince Carter… Symbol of the failures of the Clippers, Olowokandi participated in years of disappointment on the side of Los Angeles. Earlier, in the 1990s, Old Polynice, Haitian, had also played as an insider for the Clippers. Draft in 8th position, he was also a disappointment throughout his career, he joined Los Angeles at the age of 25, leaving little memory of his honest passage. Like an Olowokandi, they are serious interiors, capable of rebounding and scoring close to the circle. They are particularly limited on the rest of the game.
At a more recent time, Hedo Turkoglu, the Turkish winger ended his career with the Clippers. After breaking into the Magic team of Dwight Howard, he will provide his scoring on short sequences. Too old to have a real role, he is also limited by injuries. Daniel Gallinari knows a, the wounds. The Italian winger, a real scoring machine, suffered significant losses with the Clippers when he was at the height of his career. Exceeding the average of 18 points per game, he will have performed well in this jersey.
Finally, Boban Marjanovic is a symbol as soon as he plays with his exceptional physique (2m24) and his basketball qualities.
Mentions: Passages too fast for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pablo Prigioni or Marcin Gortat. The case of Chris Kaman is it a bit different. The pivot was born in the United States, but acquired German nationality in 2008, although he does not even speak the language. The reason, Teutonic great-grandparents! A superstar at Central Michigan, he shorts his course to join the NBA dollars, in order to finance a chicken farm in his hometown. Drafted in sixth position by the Clippers in 2003, he really exploded five seasons later with a double-double exercise (15.7 points and 12.7 rebounds) followed by a selection for the All Star Game in 2010. The peak of his career, because multiple injuries then slowed down his production. Stripped of his starting position by DeAndre Jordan, he was finally exchanged in December 2011 against Chris Paul. The first stone of Lob City is then in place.
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