When you think of the Clippers, what words come to mind?

Bad. Terrible. Joke.

For years, the Los Angeles Clippers have been the red-headed stepchild of the NBA. No one took them seriously. But not this year’s squad. There’s something different about the Clippers this year. I can’t put my finger on it, but it seems like it might be a little bit of swag.

With the additions of Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler, the athletically-skilled young Clippers’ roster received what they have been looking for since they drafted Michael Olowokandi with the first pick in the 1998 NBA Draft (a memory many Clippers’ fans would like to forget). They were looking for a star player to take over the role as a leader on the basketball court with the skills to match.

When you think of the Clippers, what words come to mind?

Bad. Terrible. Joke.

For years, the Los Angeles Clippers have been the red-headed stepchild of the NBA. No one took them seriously. But not this year’s squad. There’s something different about the Clippers this year. I can’t put my finger on it, but it seems like it might be a little bit of swag.

With the additions of Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler, the athletically-skilled young Clippers’ roster received what they have been looking for since they drafted Michael Olowokandi with the first pick in the 1998 NBA Draft (a memory many Clippers’ fans would like to forget). They were looking for a star player to take over the role as a leader on the basketball court with the skills to match.

When you think of the Clippers, what words come to mind?

Bad. Terrible. Joke.

For years, the Los Angeles Clippers have been the red-headed stepchild of the NBA. No one took them seriously. But not this year’s squad. There’s something different about the Clippers this year. I can’t put my finger on it, but it seems like it might be a little bit of swag.

With the additions of Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups and Caron Butler, the athletically-skilled young Clippers’ roster received what they have been looking for since they drafted Michael Olowokandi with the first pick in the 1998 NBA Draft (a memory many Clippers’ fans would like to forget). They were looking for a star player to take over the role as a leader on the basketball court with the skills to match.