The question posed in the title — do the Clippers want a powerball ticket or a scratch off — gets at the crux of their NBA draft strategy. At the backend of this year’s first round there are two types of players: rotation players and boom or bust picks. Brice Johnson, Taurean Prince, Malik Beasley, and DeAndre Bembry (who would also double the number of “DeAndres” on the team) are all roughly the same level of “solid”; they will, at the very least, contribute to an NBA franchise off the bench, but we shouldn’t expect them to do a lot more.
Should The Clippers Use The 2016 NBA Draft As A Powerball Ticket Or A Scratch Off?
