Los Angeles Clippers: Building Franchise’s Mount Rushmore
By Mary Coyne
Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin, the high-flying power forward, was drafted as the No. 1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2009. He sat out his entire first season due to a knee injury.
Griffin silenced any nervous nellies his second season (considered his rookie season) by playing in all 82 games for an average 38 minutes per game. He averaged 22 ppg with 12 rpg. He quickly established himself as one of the premier power forwards in the league with his dominance under the basket and scoring ability.
Griffin’s career with the Clippers is full of impressive stats and accomplishments, too many to state here. It’s his powerful stature combined with his finesse game that makes him such a threat and one of the most dominant players in NBA history.
Griffin can power down the lane for a thunderous dunk one minute and complete a beautiful no-look pass the next. It is his multi-layered game that makes him such a star and a worthy addition to the Clippers’ Mt. Rushmore.
It would be great if he could only stay injury free.