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Doc Rivers is Right to Believe the LA Clippers Got Better in Offseason

By Garrett Chorpenning

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 06: Head Coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers looks on during the first half of an NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on February 6, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 06: Head Coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers looks on during the first half of an NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on February 6, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 17: Milos Teodosic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 17: Milos Teodosic /

The Final Dos-ic

After all that, you probably thought the Clips would have to be done. The amount of talent brought in was simply too much to fathom, and there had to be almost no money left to spend. The roster was essentially completed, anyway.

However, if you thought any of that, you’d be mistaken.

The Clippers then pulled off an incredible deal that brought in Milos Teodosic from overseas, signing him for two years at $12.3 million. If you don’t know much about his game, watch below. You’ll be amazed.

Now, let’s imagine all of those passes being delivered to the likes of DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin.

Teodosic is a EuroLeague MVP and champion, and in 2016 he was voted the world’s best player that wasn’t in the NBA by NBA coaches. He also led the Serbian National Team to the Gold Medal match in the 2016 Rio Olympics against Team USA, where he and his team lost by a mere three points, 94-91. And remember, he was going against the very best players that the NBA had to offer.

He’ll likely start over Beverley this season, which should be a welcome move for Clippers fans. Teodosic brings unbelievable court vision and great shooting , and will surely make the starters play their very best basketball.

So, yeah. We lost Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, and Diamond Stone. But in return, we got what could be one of the best LA Clippers’ teams to ever grace the court. So, Doc Rivers is right. Don’t go thinking we’re Finals-bound just yet. Rather, in a few years, you better believe that we’ll be in the conversation.

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