OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Los Angeles Clippers entered the season without many expectations.
The Clippers jettisoned Blake Griffin in a late-season trade last year, lost DeAndre Jordan in free agency and traded Austin Rivers for Marcin Gortat in the offseason.
On the other hand, the Oklahoma City Thunder had plenty of expectations after keeping Paul George before his free agency really ever began and adding Dennis Schroder and Nerlens Noel to help build up a reserve group that struggled last season.