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Comparing the LA Clippers Roster to Past and Present NHL Players

By Cannon Wonderlich

PLAYA VISTA, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Los Angeles Clippers' Patrick Beverley (21), Lou Williams (23) and Avery Bradly (11) during the team's media day in Playa Vista, CA, on Monday, Sep 24, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
PLAYA VISTA, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Los Angeles Clippers' Patrick Beverley (21), Lou Williams (23) and Avery Bradly (11) during the team's media day in Playa Vista, CA, on Monday, Sep 24, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) /
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SHENZHEN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Calgary Flames drives the puck against the Boston Bruins at the Universiade Sports Center on September 15, 2018 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by VCG)
SHENZHEN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 15: Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Calgary Flames drives the puck against the Boston Bruins at the Universiade Sports Center on September 15, 2018 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by VCG) /

Tyrone Wallace: Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames)

In the NHL draft, there are seven rounds, five more than the NBA Draft’s two rounds. Most of the time the best players are chosen in the first round, with the occasional steal in later rounds.

Tyrone Wallace was the very last pick of the 2016 NBA Draft and played his first games in the league as a Clipper this season. Wallace put up nearly 10 points per game, significantly better than most other second round picks.

A standout steal in the NHL is Johnny Gaudreau, the best player and the future of the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau was taken in the fourth round in the 2011 NHL Draft, and this last season, Gaudreau had a career high 84 points as the Flames barely missed the playoffs. Flames and LA Clippers fans alike are both pleased that a player with such low expectations turned out the way they did.

Mike Scott: Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks)

Tattoos can be a great way for someone to express themselves and get something meaningful to be part of their body for the rest of their days. Tattoos are normally permanent and should require thought before getting though, because most the time, there’s no going back.

That being said, recently signed power forward, Mike Scott, has a collection of emojis inked on his shoulders. Perhaps simple, silly faces to show one’s feelings are important to Scott, but there is no way to tell.

In the NHL, two time All-Star and James Norris Memorial Trophy winning defenseman of the San Jose Sharks, Brent Burns also has an interesting tattoo. On his thigh, Burns, who is presumably a big Harry Potter fan, has a dragon flying around Hogwarts castle. It’s really a sight to behold. Google it at your own risk.

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