Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft

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Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Mon May 21, 2018 3:54 pm

The Los Angeles Clippers are open to packaging their No. 12 and No. 13 picks to move up in the draft.


Michael Porter Jr. could be a possible target for the Clippers, according to a front office executive.


Steve Ballmer attended the media session as last week's combine and even paused his own interview with listen behind a media scrum around Porter.


Ballmer saw Porter play in high school.


“About my only real contribution [to the draft] is to say, ‘Hey, I saw some high school kid in Seattle and he looked really good.’ And it turns out it’s probably a kid who will be the no. 1 or no. 2 pick,” Ballmer said on The Bill Simmons Podcast in March 2017. “[Porter] plays in the same league as my son, so I have watched him play a few times. … And they say, ‘Thank you very much for your scouting. Go back to that mathy stuff.’”

Via Kevin O'Connor/The Ringer

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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#2 » by gordoncatrell » Mon May 21, 2018 6:05 pm

MPJ is def worth a mid rd pick gamble.
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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#3 » by boston_fan_ct » Mon May 21, 2018 6:12 pm

the better question to ask is there anyone dumb enough to trade a top 8 pick in this draft for a 12, and 13?
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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#4 » by MartinToVaught » Mon May 21, 2018 6:57 pm

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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#5 » by ChokeFasncists » Mon May 21, 2018 6:59 pm

"Porter plays in the same league as my son"

That's not a good reason to draft him.

But trading up surely makes sense. With West on board, they might get the best out of it.
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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#6 » by Fresh360Waves » Mon May 21, 2018 8:05 pm

Jerry West will finesse someone in this draft. Can't wait to see how this will play out.
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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#7 » by A BETTER DJ » Tue May 22, 2018 12:38 am

boston_fan_ct wrote:the better question to ask is there anyone dumb enough to trade a top 8 pick in this draft for a 12, and 13?


The Magic may be dumb enough to if none of the guys we are high on are available. #12 & #13 maybe a little pick swap option in 2020 as a sweetener for #6?
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Re: Clippers Interested Using No. 12, No. 13 To Trade Up In Draft 

Post#8 » by Donnyxc » Tue May 22, 2018 1:58 pm

Porter is going top 5
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