Clips Nation · Aug 9, 2022
ESPN projects Clippers to finish 5th in West
Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty ImagesIt’s that time of the year when major sports publications start to get their projection models ready to make fans across the universe upset with how their specific team gets profiled. Well, the LA Clippers seem like one of the teams that the models could undersell based on several factors.
On Tuesday, ESPN released their Western Conference projections for the upcoming 2022-23 season, and a bit of a surprise was in store.
The conference was placed into tiers, with the Clippers slotted into “The Contenders” section. While that itself isn’t surprising, what was noticeable was where the Clippers were projected to finish.