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Five Guards Clippers Could Target In NBA Draft in Beverley Leaves

By Ethan Smith

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 29: Jared Harper #1 of the Auburn Tigers dribbles against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 29, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 29: Jared Harper #1 of the Auburn Tigers dribbles against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 29, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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MUNICH, GERMANY – DECEMBER 26: Alex King of Bayern Muenchen and Joshua Obiesie of s.Oliver Wuerzburg after the game between FC Bayern Muenchen and s.Oliver Wuerzburg at the Audi Dome on December 26, 2018 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY – DECEMBER 26: Alex King of Bayern Muenchen and Joshua Obiesie of s.Oliver Wuerzburg after the game between FC Bayern Muenchen and s.Oliver Wuerzburg at the Audi Dome on December 26, 2018 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

1. Joshua Obiesie – Germany

Here is where things get interesting to me.

Obiesie, a product of Germany’s Wurzburg, is a 6-foot-6 guard who has incredible handles and can make plays from almost any sort of offense, passing the basketball while also posing a threat defensively at three positions.

To me, Obiesie can be a better version of Lonzo Ball after a few seasons of development and he only struggles shooting the basketball in some fashion because of his unique shooting motion.

Ranked as the tenth best PG in ESPN’s Player Evaluations by Chad Ford, Obiesie is attainable without having to trade up into the first round. He averaged 8.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 2.0 APG in nine games at the German professional level and if those exact stats translated to the NBA, that would be pretty solid for a backup guard.

Why is he number one on my list? Because the Clippers get major flexibility from adding Obiesie to their future plans. Obiesie could play in Germany for another season after being drafted and then get G-League or even NBA action the following year after more development which opens up the possibility for the Clippers to pursue a veteran point guard in free agency.

Obiese is very much like SGA as well and why not have basically two players who could switch on and off and basically play very similarly? Obiesie is one of my favorite players in this draft and I hope the Clippers take a gamble and get him in the second round.

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