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Los Angeles Clippers Officially Unveil Draft Day Cap

By Garrett Chorpenning

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 16: A general view of the Official @NBA Spalding Basketball inside the lottery room during the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 16: A general view of the Official @NBA Spalding Basketball inside the lottery room during the 2017 NBA Draft Lottery at the New York Hilton in New York, New York. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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We’re less than three weeks away from the 2018 NBA Draft, and we’ve now gotten a glimpse at what the Los Angeles Clippers draftees will wear upon selection.

The 2018 NBA Draft is fast approaching, with the event kicking off on June 21. Something that commemorates the uniqueness of each class is the draft cap, which the players put on upon selection by their new teams.

Past caps have been equally simple and bold, and the designs seem to have taken a creative step forward in recent years. Striving away from the basic team colors and logo, more unusual materials have been used more and more.

Take last year’s cap for example, which had a shimmery mesh upper portion and suede brim. In addition, the team logo was boldly presented and embossed on the front. (I used the Sacramento Kings hat because, well, the Clippers didn’t have a first round pick to wear the cap last year).

BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: A shot of the Sacramento Kings cap during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NY – JUNE 22: A shot of the Sacramento Kings cap during the 2017 NBA Draft on June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Ashlee Espinal/NBAE via Getty Images) /

In 2016, the Clippers selected Brice Johnson in the first round, who wore a rather blandly-designed draft cap. To say it simply, I’m glad they aren’t repeating this design.

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 23: Brice Johnson shakes hands with Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 23: Brice Johnson shakes hands with Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 23, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

The Cap

This year, it appears New Era is spicing things up. The new Clippers draft cap comes in an all-blue look, complete with patches and pins that reference the team’s history. Atop the upper portion, a California license plate reads “GOCLIPS”, and on the side of the hat, four patches appear. One reads “LAC”, another “’84”, another has the Clippers’ circular logo, and the last displays the California state flag.

We’re wondering the same thing you are: Who will don the cap on Draft night? Could it be Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, or perhaps Mitchell Robinson? Or what about Troy Brown Jr., who just had his first workout with the team?

Whoever it is, they’re bound to look good when they walk across the stage in this year’s cap.