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With the 25th pick in the NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers should be interested in selecting either a defensive-minded big man or an elite and athletic wing.

Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Early in the season we saw Magic Johnson on TV during halftime of a Los Angeles Clippers game proclaim that he never thought he would ever again see "Showtime" until he watched the Clippers that night.

Mar 23, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes reacts against the Brooklyn Nets at the Staples Center.

Dec. 23, 2012; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes and guard Chris Paul stand on the court during the game against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.

Los Angeles Clipper GM Gary Sacks finished 2nd in the Executive Of The Year Award to Denver's GM Masai Ujiri.

Matt Barnes was a huge part of the Clippers ' success this season. He was a capable defender and a solid 3-point shooter.

Which NBA player has the best singing voice? Which NBA player do you think would be the best Monopoly player? Do you think Cuttino Mobley would like sky diving? None of these questions will be answered.

Feb 26, 2012; Orlando, FL, USA; Western Conference guard Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers moves around Eastern Conference center Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic in the fourth quarter at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center.

Now, whenever an article starts with "This isn't a knock on the Clippers' starting wings", it probably means that the piece will have a couple of knocks on - or at least veiled criticisms about - the Clippers' starting wings.

Coach Vinny Del Negro is proud of the Los Angeles Clippers' breakthrough season, even though he doesn't know if he'll be around for the next one.

The second round of the NBA Playoffs is officially set, and several former Suns players are still in the hunt for a championship.

Last night was an amazing night of NBA playoff basketball. Knicks-Celtics, Thunder-Rocketsand Clippers-Grizzlies. While there were many great moments, the funniest moments came from the Clippers' Matt Barnes.

Mike Conley and Zach Randolph scored 23 points each, and the Grizzlies beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105 on Friday night to take the first-round series 4-2. The Grizzlies had never won four straight postseason games before this series.

Los Angeles Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies lead series 3-2 FedEx Forum May 3, 2013 6:30 p.m. PST ESPN2 Is this it? The Clippers are holding on for dear life, trailing 3-2 in the series as they head back to Memphis.

A quick rewind, back to those desperate days after the first two games of the Grizzlies-Clippers series in Los Angeles.

Memphis' Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph don't have the athletic leaping ability of their counterparts in Lob City, but the Clippers haven't found the antidote to stopping them over the last three games.

Now that they've had a couple of days to digest those back-to-back losses the suddenly rejuvenated Grizzlies shoved down their throats in Memphis, the Clippers are back home and eager to swing the momentum back in their favor in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

APRIL 27: The Los Angeles Clippers stand during the national anthem before Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2013 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Or perhaps it was the soothing music oozing from the jazz clubs along Beale Street and the sweet aroma of barbecue hanging in the air.