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Clippers: Picking events for L.A.’s stars at Rio Olympics

By Tom West

Sep 25, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3), forward Blake Griffin (32), center DeAndre Jordan (6) and head coach Doc Rivers during media day at the Clipper Training Facility in Playa Vista. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3), forward Blake Griffin (32), center DeAndre Jordan (6) and head coach Doc Rivers during media day at the Clipper Training Facility in Playa Vista. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 27, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick (4) warms up before game five of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick (4) warms up before game five of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

J.J. Redick – Skeet Shooting

Is J.J. Redick any good with a rifle? I have no idea. Maybe, maybe not. What any Clippers fan will know, though, is that Redick led the NBA in three-point percentage last season with a career-high 47.5, simultaneously matching his career-high of 200 made threes for the year (previously set in 2014-15).

More so than any other suggestions in this article, Redick’s is solely based on the basketball equivalent to an Olympic event.

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In every sense of the word, Redick is a marksman, and an elite one at that. He’s an exceptional catch-and-shoot threat, either running off screens or when spotting up in space around the arc, and his tireless movement has helped define his shooting prowess. Constantly darting in and out of off-ball screens from teammates, taking high hand offs from Griffin, or rolling off a screen before finally receiving the ball and releasing a precise jumper arching towards the basket; Redick does everything effortlessly.

If he were to appear in the Rio Olympics, an event to suit his marksmanship is clearly appropriate. More so than the slower pace of archery, though, skeet shooting seems like the event that best suits itself as a comparison for Redick’s play style.

The quick reactions and adjustments coming off screens rather than casual spot-ups from the corner and his quick trigger release are far more comparable to the instantaneous reactions a competitor needs to make in skeet shooting, unlike the slower, yet equally precise, work of an archer.

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When talking about the Clippers’ stars from a purely athletic standpoint, it’s obvious that no one else compares to Griffin and Jordan. So, if I were to make any bold predictions for these fantasy Olympic games and which player would have the most success, my best bet would be DeAndre making his mark in beach volley ball.

Anyway, is it time for the new season yet?

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