Charting the Rise of L.A. Clippers and the Demise of L.A. Lakers

As has been the case for decades, there's an enormous difference in the quality of the L.A. Clippers and L.A. Lakers. But for the first time in a long while, it's the Clips who are the class of Los Angeles.

This monumental flip in fortune seems to have happened overnight, yet the truth is that the Lakers' decline didn't happen all that suddenly. In the same way, the Clippers didn't snap their fingers and abruptly turn themselves from a perennial laughingstock into a legitimate contender.

As far back as 2008, signs of the Clippers' impending rise were visible.

The team drafted
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