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Clippers Roundtable: Grading every 2015 free agency signing

By Pete D. Camarillo

Jul 21, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers players pose with jerseys at press conference at Staples Center. From left: Branden Dawson (22), DeAndre Jordan (6), Austin Rivers (25), coach Doc Rivers and Josh Smith (5), Cole Aldrich (45), Paul Pierce (34) and Wesley Johnson (33). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers players pose with jerseys at press conference at Staples Center. From left: Branden Dawson (22), DeAndre Jordan (6), Austin Rivers (25), coach Doc Rivers and Josh Smith (5), Cole Aldrich (45), Paul Pierce (34) and Wesley Johnson (33). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 11, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) and head coach Doc Rivers and center DeAndre Jordan (6) and guard Chris Paul (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) and head coach Doc Rivers and center DeAndre Jordan (6) and guard Chris Paul (3) during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Conclusion

The Clippers’ 2015 offseason was a mixed bag like the entire Clippers season. Some could blame it on Rivers the coach or Rivers the general manager, with him facing frequent critique as both.

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Either way, Rivers and the entire Clippers staff get another shot at it in 2016-17. Rivers maintains keeping his core together for another year. Hopefully, he can find veteran players to put around them, because the Big 3 need all the help they can get in order to overcome the best teams in the West once and for all.

They’ll also need all the help they can get in the 2016 NBA Draft, too. Typically, as we’ve seen after looking at Branden Dawson, rookies won’t make much of an impact. But with such limited cap space for free agency and areas of the roster that still need addressing, such as small forward and the shallow frontcourt, a couple of additions in the draft may go further in 2016-17 than they would have in the past.

Next: 2016 Mock Draft: Who goes No. 1 and who do Clippers need?

Stay tuned to see how the Clippers’ 2016 offseason ends up.

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