The Los Angeles Clippers went all-in on "experience" this summer (read: age), bringing in 32-year-old former All-Star guard Bradley Beal, re-signing 36-year-old swingman Nicolas Batum, adding 37-year-old former All-Star center Brook Lopez, and bringing back 40-year-old former 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul to fit around the club's already-declining core of 36-year-old former MVP point guard James Harden and 34-year-old former Finals MVP small forward Kawhi Leonard. 32-year-old Bogdan Bogdanovic is also a key returning bench piece.

Following a 50-win run and a close seven-game first-round playoff series defeat to the Denver Nuggets, pundits expected the Clippers to be at least a frisky pseudo-contender in 2025-26 with these new additions. Big man John Collins, 28, was also acquire

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