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While the Clippers 2012-13 season did not end how many anticipated, there were still a number of standout individual performers from what is widely considered the most historic season in franchise history. Over the course of the next 10 days, Clippers.com will pass out awards in line with the NBA’s annual end-of-season hardware, including a couple of special editions.

Consider Eric Bledsoe’s season for a moment.

The Dwyane Wade block. The alley-oop from Chris Paul against the Kings where the 6-foot-1 Bledsoe caught the ball with his right hand and violently threw it down on the break. The Jarrett Jack block. The put-back dunk in Atlanta where rose over everyone off a full sprint. The Thomas Robinson block. The time in Houston when he leapt to make a steal, bobbled the ball, landed and in one motion threw an alley-oop to DeAndre Jordan. The Jimmer Fredette block. The countless defensive rebounds he would grab between big guys before scooting up the court for a spectacular finish or dish.

Even without the highlights, which at times teetered on remarkable, Bledsoe put together one of the more solid all-around seasons of any reserve. He was only the eighth player in NBA history to play fewer than 22 minutes per game and still average at least three rebounds, three assists and one steal.

He upped his per-game point total to 8.5, nearly two points higher than his rookie year. That season he started 25 games in place of an injured Baron Davis and displayed his limitless athletic potential. He essentially lost a regular season after the lockout as he recovered from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, but had a promising postseason, locking down Mike Conley in round one and bursting out with a 23-point opening game against the Spurs in round two.

The arc of improvement from year one to two to three was stunted by the injury. However, Bledsoe’s last offseason prompted Paul to use words like “beast” and “unguardable” to describe him. Bledsoe lived up to his superstar teammate’s praise immediately.

He had 25 double-digit scoring games before February 1, matching his previous two seasons combined. His time in the Vegas Summer League, spending hours after practice watching film on an iPad with assistant coach Robert Pack and soaking in what Paul and Chauncey Billups would tell him about running a team helped him become more point guard and less wrecking ball. During the 2012-13 season, in the shadow of superstar Paul, Bledsoe played 2.3 minutes fewer and put up better numbers.

He had a run of 14 points, five assists, five rebounds and two and a half steals in 12 games as a starter. He shot better (44.5 percent from the field and 39.7 percent from 3-point range). He committed 1.8 turnovers per game, down from 2.4 his rookie year. He finished in the NBA’s top 10 in steals per 36 minutes and was one of the league’s best shot-blocking guards.

Fellow youngster Kyrie Irving recognized Bledsoe’s improvement during All-Star weekend, saying Bledsoe’s “doing a great job of backing up CP (Paul) and he’s continuing to get better.” And former Phoenix Suns coach Alvin Gentry called Bledsoe’s jump from year two to year three “phenomenal.”

And that jump was not just in a grandiose, outwardly noticeable way. Bledsoe’s improvement came in the little things. The way he studied, the way he reacted to adversity, his recognition, his shot selection and his voice on the court.

COMPARISON OF BLEDSOE’S 2012-13 STATS TO 2010-11

Clippers fans were asked to name their Most Improved Player for the 2012-13 season via Twitter. Here are some of their responses:

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Clippers Award Series - Eric Bledsoe

The Clippers completed their second pre-Draft workout Wednesday morning at the team’s Playa Vista Training Center.

A week after taking a look at potential wing players, Vice President of Basketball Operations Gary Sacks, Director of Player Personnel Gerald Madkins and several other members of the Clippers’ front office and scouting department observed six point guards in preparation for the 2013 NBA Draft where they own the No. 25 overall selection. 

The group included Pierre Jackson, a senior from Baylor, South Dakota State’s Nate Wolters, Texas sophomore Myck Kabongo and seniors Isaiah Canaan (Murray State), Mark Lyons (Arizona) and Erick Green (Virginia Tech), who led the nation in scoring last season.

“It was a lot of fun playing with a lot of these great point guards in the [Draft] class, so it was a lot fun to play against them,” Wolters said. “We had to go through a lot of 3-on-3 and a lot of shooting.”

Much like the previous workout, which was highlighted by Arizona swingman Solomon Hill, it seemed the focus was to put the group through some physical duress. Late in the morning, after playing 3-on-3, showing their ability to close out defensively, and running through a variety of shooting drills, each player was required to push the ball up the center of the floor, throw a chest pass and receive a return pass for a 3-pointer from straightaway alternating ends of the court for 8-10 shots in succession.

“We want them to get tired enough so that they have to think through fatigue,” Madkins said. “And that gives you a clearer indication of what they can do under duress.”

Jackson, who has worked out for several teams and attended the Draft Combine in Chicago, thought it was also about the team getting to look at the finer points of each player’s game.

“Here they can pin-point certain things they want to see out of their guards and today that’s what we had to do for them,” Jackson said. “Getting by people, playing 1-on-1, and trying to close out and guard fast guys.”

One thing that stood out to Wolters, who is projected to be a late first or early second round pick by most Draft pundits, is that the group was not mixed with any big guys.

“This is the first workout where it was all point guards, for me at least,” Wolters said. “We’re used to doing pick-and-rolls with big guys and stuff like that, so it was a little different. But it was fun for a change. You really got to work on 1-on-1 moves and moving without the ball so I liked it.”

The 5-foot-10 Jackson, who led Baylor in scoring last season, is widely presumed to be the most highly rated prospect in the workout. ESPN’s Chad Ford has him ranked as the No. 31 overall prospect and sixth point guard available.

However, each player potentially brings something unique. Canaan is a powerfully built 6-foot-0 senior from Murray State. Wolters is a rangy shooter and led South Dakota State to the NCAA tournament. Green, who made six 3-pointers in a run through of the aforementioned shooting drill, is an adept scorer. Lyons is a skilled combo guard, who played three years at Xavier before graduating and transferring to Arizona. And Kabongo, who played just 11 games as a sophomore at Texas due to alleged NCAA violations, is a slender potential defensive ace.

“I just love competing and showing what I’ve got defensively,” Kabongo said. “That’s what I love doing. I love playing defense and I hope that’s what teams get to see.”

The Clippers are expected to conduct several more workouts in the next two weeks. It is the first time since 2010 they have owned a first-round selection. 

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CLIPPERS WORK OUT SIX POINT GUARDS

Clippers center DeAndre Jordan will get an opportunity to wear another red, white and blue jersey in late July.

Jordan is among 27 players, including three All-Stars, selected for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp in Las Vegas, USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo announced Wednesday. The camp will be held from July 22-25 and include three days of practice and an intra-squad game at Thomas &amp; Mack Center on the UNLV campus. 

“It’s a tremendous honor,” Clippers Vice President of Basketball Operations Gary Sacks said. “I think it really shows how DeAndre is viewed throughout the league. He’s an emerging young player and the chance to be a part of a mini-camp like this is only going to help him. I’m excited for him and for USA Basketball.”

“I am honored to be selected,” Jordan added. “I look forward to competing with the other young talent in our league and think I can gain experience from it.”

A number of the players invited have previous experience with Team USA, but it will be the first for Jordan, who did represent the United States in the 2007 Under 19 World Championships. He recently finished his fifth season with the Clippers and second straight as the full-time starting center. 

Since being drafted with the No. 35 pick in the 2008 Draft, Jordan has become one of the most exciting big men in the league. He was third in the NBA in dunks last season, underscored by an iconic alley-oop over Pistons guard Brandon Knight. He led the Clippers in blocked shots, was second in rebounding and shot a franchise-record and league-high 64.3 percent from the field. 

Including Jordan, there are five centers who have committed to the mini-camp: DeMarcus Cousins, Andre Drummond, Larry Sanders and Tyler Zeller. Cousins was a member of the 2012 USA Select Team that scrimmaged against Team USA in the lead up to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Otherwise, the group of big men are relatively new to USA Basketball. 

"The majority of these players have prior USA Basketball experience including 10 members of last summer's USA Select Team that helped prepare the U.S. Olympic Team,” Colangelo said. “This year is an important first step in the rebuilding of the USA National Team roster for the 2014-16 international competitions, and we believe we have compiled a roster of not only outstanding basketball talents, but individuals who will represent the United States in the manner we expect."

Jordan is one of several Clippers who have been involved in USA Basketball over the years. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were selected to the 2012 Olympic squad before Griffin was forced to withdraw after sustaining a meniscus injury. Paul went on to win his second gold medal in London. Former Clippers guard Eric Gordon, who played in the 2010 World Championships on Team USA, previously competed in the Las Vegas mini-camp. 

Here is the complete list of players who accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Men's National Team mini-camp: Ryan Anderson (New Orleans Pelicans); Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets); Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz); Paul George (Indiana Pacers); Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls); Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz); Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers); DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers); Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs); Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers); Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons); Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets); Larry Sanders (Milwaukee Bucks); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats); John Wall (Washington Wizards); and Tyler Zeller (Cleveland Cavaliers).

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JORDAN SELECTED FOR 2013 USA BASKETBALL MINI-CAMP

Jamal Crawford’s memorable 2012-13 season will likely be defined by what he did not achieve.

He narrowly missed out on the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, coming in second place to New York’s J.R. Smith only after Smith put together an incredible final month. He was presumably up for his first All-Star spot, but when the reserves were announced in late January, Crawford, who helped lead the Clippers to the league’s best first-half record, was left off the Western Conference roster.

It speaks to the kind of expectations, Crawford, in his 13th NBA season, had after joining the Clippers on a four-year deal last summer. And for the most part, those expectations were blown past like one of his patented dribble moves.

Crawford opened the season with seven 20-point performances in his first 11 games, setting the tone for what was to come, a whirling dervish of crossovers, dribble hesitations and shot-making. He had a league-high 29 games with 20 points or more, set the team’s single-season record for 3-pointers made (149) and led the NBA in bench scoring per 36 minutes, surpassing Smith who led the league in points off the bench outright.

However, Crawford’s damage was exponential in the fourth quarter, when he was the third-leading scorer in the final 12 minutes trailing just Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant. He led the Clippers in fourth-quarter minutes, typically closing games alongside Chris Paul in the backcourt. He made huge 3-pointers in the final minute of games against San Antonio and Oklahoma City and helped the Clippers put away the Kings in the regular-season finale with a pair of 3-pointers that brought them back from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit.

While there could be a case for Matt Barnes, who was selected as the Clippers.com Defensive Player of the Year on Monday and had a career-year as a two-way player off the bench, Crawford was not merely an offensive force. Former Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro often talked about Crawford’s defensive effort. He averaged a steal per game, including helping lock down a win against the Nets in March by jumping a pass from Deron Williams and leading to a breakaway layup.

Players and coaches around the Western Conference were of the belief all season that Crawford was the league’s best player off the bench.

Kobe Bryant said Crawford played like the Sixth Man of the Year from “the word ‘go.’” Mark Jackson praised Crawford for having an impact “every single night” off the bench, something the Warriors head coach said is “awfully tough” to do. And in March, during the thick of the Sixth Man race, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said, “He’s definitely one of the best players off the bench. And let’s face it; he’s really a starter.”

Brooks was right. Crawford was third on the Clippers in minutes per game and third in scoring. He was a member of the team’s most efficient five-man lineup and effectively was as vital a part of the 56-win regular season as anyone.

“[He has the] ability to just come in and be a game-changer,” Paul said. “He’s one of the few guys that come off the bench in the league that teams have to prepare for like a starter. He should have been an All-Star this year, but we know how valuable he is to our team and why he should [be] Sixth Man of the Year.”

Finished second in NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting, led NBA in 20-point games off the bench, was No. 2 in scoring off the bench and finished third in the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring behind Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant.

Clippers fans were asked to name their Sixth Man of the Year for the 2012-13 season via Twitter. It looks like it simply came down to two guys. Here are some of their responses:

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Clippers Award Series - Jamal Crawford

In three NBA seasons, despite his wealth of diverse talents (passing, ball-handling, an improving post game, etc.), Blake Griffin has become synonymous with dunks.

He has a league-high 609 in the regular season in his three-year career, including 203 in 2012-13. In 228 games he’s dunked at least once in all of but 15 games. Griffin made his first appearance on the world stage, leaping over Timothy Mozgov and twisting past Danilo Gallinari, and has added enough highlight slams in three seasons to stuff anyone else’s career reel.

The list of potential candidates for Griffin’s best five dunks of 2012-13 exceeded 40. On opening night he went coast-to-coast, faked a pass and finished in traffic with a right-hand dunk. That one did not make the list. He caught a lob over J.J. Redick’s back in January. Not included either. He had a play similar to Gallinari, wrapping the dribble around his back and dunking around Nicolas Batum. Also not there. He dunked on Chris Kaman, went up-and-under on Ersan Ilyasova, caught a gorgeous lob from Lamar Odom in New York and had a double-pump, two-handed alley-oop after a blocked shot in Detroit. None of those made it.

There were enough dunks outside of Griffin’s best five that Casey Kasem could have counted down on a syndicated radio show. Without further ado, here are the five best:

Note: Much like DeAndre Jordan’s Top 5, the following list was determined by the degree of difficulty of the dunk, public reaction and sheer athleticism. 

In a game that featured 13 dunks by the Clippers, including seven by Griffin, it seemed impossible to narrow it down to just one. Although, if forced to choose, the 75-foot lob from Chris Paul where a wide open Griffin catches the ball in the lane, contorts his body toward the basket and dunks with two hands is probably the best of the bunch. The second one is a play in semi-transition where the Bobcats fail to pick up Griffin and soars in for a powerful one-handed slam. And the final selection in the Charlotte dunk montage comes after a DeAndre Jordan block. The Clippers push the ball back in the other direction with Griffin jumping around Gerald Henderson and dunks with his left hand despite Henderson trying to yank him to the ground. That entire play is exemplary of why the Clippers were arguably the deadliest team in transition west of South Beach: defense leading to quick-strike offense. 

4. 2/10/13 at Knicks: Where Did He Jump From?

The play did not appear on NBA.com’s Dunk of the Night and was not even listed as the best dunk of the Clippers’ 14-point win in New York. However, from an athletic standpoint it is one of Griffin’s most pristine dunks. He catches the ball on dump in from Chris Paul as he dives towards the rim. He already drew Tyson Chandler away from the rim as he moved up to set a screen for Paul and slipped through a crease to receive the ball. With no one between Griffin and the hoop, he jumped from a step inside the foul line OFF TWO FEET, which explains why the throw down followed was so powerful. Listen to the reaction from the Madison Square Garden crowd… that says it all. 

3. 12/17/12 at Pistons: Motown Throw Down

One of the best things about Griffin’s dunks are that they come in so many different ways. Sometimes they come in a half-court set, sometimes on the break. Two feet, one foot, power, finesse, both. And while some of Griffin’s best have occurred with a defender in the way, two of his best this year were with nobody around. In this case, Matt Barnes assisted off the backboard and Griffin did the rest, catching the ball and in one swift motion throwing down. The Pistons bench reaction in the background, or tendency to visibly NOT react, is somewhat of an amusing sidebar, if you can take your eyes off the dunk itself. 

2. 3/6/13 vs. Bucks: Yeah, That Actually Happened

All things considered this one probably should be No. 1. In reality, it was likely the dunk of the year until DeAndre Jordan obliterated Brandon Knight four days later. It is arguably the most inventive in-game dunk the league has seen since Tracy McGrady threw the ball off the backboard to himself. But that happened in an All-Star game, not a regular-season outing in March. Crawford, who was ahead of the pack after a steal by Eric Bledsoe, gathered the ball and put it between his legs in the air before flipping it over his head to a trailing Griffin. As Griffin caught the ball he whipped it clockwise from his left shoulder before throwing down a right-handed windmill. 

“I honestly had no idea what he was going to do,” Griffin said after the game. “I thought he was going to throw it off the backboard. Normally in situation like that you’re looking at each other like, ‘What are you going to do?’ But he didn’t even look back and I was just kind of stuck out there. And I saw him do his little between the legs and I’ve seen that before in practice so I just tried to finish.”

1. 2/11/13 at 76ers: The Philadelphia Switch

As mentioned, the Crawford alley-oop was a more spectacular play. But considering Crawford’s role in the dunk was so important, Griffin’s play in Philadelphia is perhaps more impressive on an individual level. It has to be seen in slow motion to fully appreciate. Griffin catches it in the deadly “launch zone” about 12 feet from the hoop on the left side on a side pick-and-roll with Paul. Paul throws a hard, one-handed bounce pass that Griffin gathers with his right-hand. He takes one step towards the basket and leaps. Somehow as Spencer Hawes helps from the opposite side, Griffin avoids him in mid-air, switches to his left hand and throws down a dunk despite being shoved by Hawes. Again, think about the degree of difficulty of this one. A player would be hard pressed to pull it off in practice with consistency and Griffin managed it in a game. Truly unreal.

“I thought he actually should have gotten stuck somewhere in the air before that and never actually made it to the rim,” Jamal Crawford said. “It’s unbelievable to watch him and D.J. (DeAndre Jordan) dunk. It really is. I would pay to watch that.”   

BONUS: 4/7/13 vs. Lakers: Finger Roll, or Not

In the fourth game of the season-series with the Lakers, Griffin got loose behind the pack and looked like he was too far away to dunk. He may have thought so, too, appearing to attempt a finger-roll layup until he changed his mind at the last minute and flipped the ball over for a flush. Watch the third replay from the basket camera to get the best view for how difficult the dunk was, particularly considering he was going full speed. 

BONUS 2: 12/11/12 at Bulls: Double Alley-Oop

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have mastered the double alley-oop. But Crawford and Griffin nailed the play on their first-ever attempt as teammates. In the middle of the 17-game winning streak, Crawford caught a lob from Griffin and while still in the air lobbed it back to his high-flying teammate. 

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BEST OF 2012-13: BLAKE GRIFFIN'S TOP 5 DUNKS

The story of DeAndre Jordan’s season weaved a narrative that at times felt incomplete.

He was dominant for stretches, relatively uncontrollable in the paint from an athletic standpoint. And so many other occasions he would have games like he did at home against Indiana on Apr. 1 when he registered nary a point in 16 minutes.

Consistency was a word used as often to describe Jordan’s need for improvement as his free throw shooting. For all of the double-digit rebounding games (he had eight in the final month) and blocked shots, including a game-saver against the Grizzlies and Mike Conley in late April, Jordan was unable to shake the perception that his inability to convert from the foul line and lack of nightly consistency were impediments to his progress.

But in actuality there was much progress from Jordan this season, his fifth in the NBA.  Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich noticed it when the Clippers visited the Spurs in March.

“I wonder what he did over the summer,” said Popovich, who had already seen Jordan three times earlier in the season, including twice in November. “When I started watching him through the year, he’s just different. He plays more confidently, understands different parts of the game now that he maybe didn’t appreciate in the past. He just thinks the game more than he ever did before. He’s not just a dunk guy. He understands what’s going on out there.”

That level of understanding was on display in December when Jordan swatted away a potential game-tying runner by Utah’s Al Jefferson. He helped off Jefferson to Paul Millsap, read Millsap’s pass to a cutting Jefferson, recovered and blocked the shot with 28 seconds to go.

Jordan’s recognition was better, as Popovich indicated. So, too, was his ability to assert himself down low. He had an array of moves that were absent in years past, including a step-through, ambidextrous jump hook, and a spin move off the dribble. His touch, patience and footwork on offense were all part of the breakthrough, which helped him lead the NBA in field goal percentage (.643), setting a Clippers franchise record in the process. He made 19-straight field goals at one point in March.

The problem, which was evident in the postseason when the Grizzlies jammed up the interior, was that Jordan was a non-factor away from the rim. He shot a career-low 38.6 percent from the line and out of 214 players with at least 400 field goal attempts, had the third fewest attempts from outside of 4 feet. According to NBA.com, 95.1 percent of Jordan’s shots were in the paint last season (see graphic). 

Obviously, Jordan stretching his shot-making ability would help. But openings for Jordan inside will only increase as running mate Blake Griffin’s perimeter effectiveness continues to improve. It is the consistency for Jordan that is likely as important as anything.

It is easy to forget that Jordan, while the longest tenured Clipper, is only 25. He’s been a full-time starter for two-and-a-half seasons and played just 35 games in his only season at Texas A&amp;M. His multi-year contract extension following the lockout certainly upped the level of expectation for the effervescent 6-foot-11 center, but in reality he is still growing and learning as a player.

Take the early path of 16-year-veteran Jermaine O’Neal. After four years of being relegated to the bench of a deep Portland team, O’Neal finally broke through in year five after a trade to Indiana. Still, despite a more refined offensive skillset, O’Neal struggled to remain consistent. At that point in his career, O’Neal was a year younger than Jordan and scored 30 points or more twice, but he was still plagued by nights like Dec. 9, 2000, when he played 38 minutes and scored nine points following four-straight games with 10 or more.

O’Neal’s role with Indiana continued to expand as he became a primary scoring option. That’s not going to necessarily happen with Jordan, particularly because of the prowess of the players around him. However, understanding what his role is and how he can contribute was something that Jordan seemed to have a better grasp on in 2012-13 than in years past.

Prior to the final regular season game, Vice President of Basketball Operations Gary Sacks talked about the contributions Jordan made throughout the year.

“I think that that’s a testament to being himself, being mentally prepared and understanding what his role is on this team,” Sacks said in the team hotel in Sacramento on Apr. 17. “He’s a very good low post player and I think that sometimes gets lost in his role. But I have to say with some of the teams that we’re playing and some of the match ups he’s a vital and integral part of what we’re doing.”

And after another offseason, Jordan could be even more so.

PLAYERS WITH FEWEST SHOTS FROM OUTSIDE OF 4 FEET (Min. 400 total FG attempts)

DEANDRE JORDAN’S BASE STATISTICS (Last three seasons)

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JORDAN'S 2012-13 IMPROVEMENTS FELL UNDER RADAR

The Clippers, who own the No. 25 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, hosted their first pre-Draft workout Monday morning at their Playa Vista Training Facility.

The group consists of six players, headed by Arizona’s Solomon Hill, a 22-year-old forward from Los Angeles, and James Southerland, a sharp-shooting senior forward from Syracuse. Early-entry candidate Amath M’Baye (Oklahoma), seniors Dexter Strickland (North Carolina) and D.J. Seeley (Cal State Fullerton) and international prospect Jordan Aboudou (Chalon—France) were also in attendance.

Vice President of Basketball Operations Gary Sacks and Director of Player Personnel Gerald Madkins were among the Clippers front-office staff observing the hour-and 40-minute workout. 

“[We’re looking at] skillset, guys who compete and guys who enjoy being on the floor,” Madkins said. “We want to put them through a strenuous workout but we want to make it fun. We want guys to be enthusiastic about what they do. That sort of separates a few guys from the rest of the group.”

Based on the players on the floor Monday, it was clear the Clippers are focusing on athletic wing players with experience. The five collegiate players played at least three seasons and Aboudou is a 22-year-old swingman from Colombes, France. All six are expected to be perimeter players in the professional ranks.

Madkins said getting younger and more athletic on the wing is an area the Clippers need to address, particularly someone who is defensive-oriented and can shoot the ball.

That’s what made Hill and Southerland the headliners.

Both were invited to the pre-Draft combine two weeks ago in Chicago and have already worked out for other teams, including Southerland working out for the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves last week.

“I want to show them that I can play defense and show my athleticism and that with my size I can stay in front of defenders,” said Southerland, who is widely considered one of the better pure shooters available in this year’s Draft. “Everyone knows I can shoot, but it’s about showcasing those other skills.”

Hill was of a similar mindset. “I think it went pretty good. I competed. A lot of guard play today. I tried to find the open man when possible. I tried to take my lane when possible. I think I finished a couple plays, made a couple of plays for other guys. All-in-all, a lot of it was shooting. We had a lot shooting drills and I think I did pretty good in drills.”

Clippers personnel put each player through individual shooting drills, coming off screens and creating off the dribble among other things. The group also played 3-on-3, where M’Baye, who was added to the workout two days ago, stood out.

“It’s my first team workout, so I was a little anxious,” the junior from Oklahoma said. “My hands were a little sweaty at times, but as I went through it I thought I shot the ball better. I thought I handled the ball better and the 3-on-3 went pretty well. I’m pretty excited about the experience.”

The Clippers will continue working out prospects over the next three weeks, leading up to the June 27 Draft. 