Dan Patrick
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And then they just so happen to fall out of the top four, so the pick isn't protected, and it goes to the Clippers.
So they get Zubak from the Clippers.
They gave up two players, two first-round picks, and a second-round pick.
Now, here's the problem that I have with this.
The Clippers were 13-38 when they made the trade.
You think you're going on a run?
You don't have Halliburton the entire season.
That's the biggest problem I have with this.
You've got 13 wins, your best player's not playing, and you're going to... He's a nice player, but I don't need him now.
He probably would have been available after this season.
This, everybody knew was a great draft.
And you know what?
This is where you just say, hey, we're not tanking.
We're just not going to be a competitive team this year.
And you know what?
You take the hit, you get a top five pick, and all of a sudden you turn things around next year.
This is a great, great day for the Clippers.
But two first-round picks, a second-round pick, a couple of players, and I went, oh, my God.
And Kevin Pritchard apologized to the fan base.
I think he's the president of basketball operations or the GM.