Much of the LA Clippers, for as long as one can recall, have been doomed by glorified mediocrity, run-ending, hope-crushing injuries and inexplicably bad luck. Ivica Zubac is the one exception.
As a Clipper, Zubac has played in 322 games. The superstar tandem of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George played in 350 games combined. A second-round pick has played in almost as many games as the two megastars (worth hundreds of millions more) did together.
Sure, it is a knock to the unavailability of the franchise’s one-two-punch. But it is also a testament to the unyielding resilience and persistence of the Croatian center.