Los Angeles Clippers: 5 biggest disappointments from 2017-18 NBA season

While the Los Angeles Clippers should look at the 2017-18 season positively, that doesn’t mean it came without its share of disappointments.

No matter how a team finishes out its season, there are always aspects they hoped would’ve gone better.

Maybe the team struggled mightily to reach expectations or a free agent struggled to find his niche. Whether big or small, each team has a list of things it would’ve liked to have played out differently.

Judging by where most people thought they’d be at various points throughout the season, the Los Angeles Clippers‘ 2017-18 season was a successful one.

Even after trading All-Star Blake Griffin and losing Patrick Beverley to right knee surgery, the Clippers were still in the hunt for a playoff spot until the last week of the regular season.

Despite the success relative to their expectations, there were a few things that could’ve gone better than they actually did — so much so that they would’ve allowed the Clippers to sneak into the playoffs otherwise.

Here are the five biggest disappointments the Clippers had during the 2017-18 season.