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2016 NBA Offseason Grades For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 19, 2016; Memphis, TN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) reacts during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 113-102. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

Los Angeles Clippers

“On the bright side, barring any serious injuries, the Los Angeles Clippers will still be one of the three or four best teams in Western Conference next season. They had to tweak their bench a bit, but last year’s second unit wasn’t great, so it needed to be done once again.

The essential pieces like Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick are all back for next season, which is the most important thing. But by wasting their time in a failed pursuit of Kevin Durant that was never financially viable in the first place, the Clippers spent most of their summer overpaying the same old bench pieces as a Plan B.

The Clippers needed an offseason where they put extremely limited cap space to good use. Landing KD would’ve pushed them over the top, but what felt like a pipe dream to begin with became exactly that.”

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Grade: C-

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