Utah Jazz: The J-Notes' Western Conference power rankings

Utah Jazz: The J-Notes’ Western Conference composite power rankings, September edition

By Ryan Aston | Sep 18, 2017

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PLAYA VISTA, CA – JULY 18: Doc Rivers and Lawrence Frank of the LA Clippers hold a press conference to announce the re-signing of Blake Griffin in Playa Vista, California on July 18, 2017 at Clippers Training Facility. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

7) Los Angeles Clippers

Avg: 6.9, Hi: 5, Low: 10, Aston: 5

Like the Blazers, there was a big variance of opinions on the LA Clippers among our panel. I, for one, am buying their stock. Despite losing Chris Paul and JJ Redick, the Clips kept Blake Griffin in-house, still have a defensive game-changer in DeAndre Jordan and picked up one of the game’s most versatile offensive talents in Danilo Gallinari.

Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams and Euro star Milos Teodosic were also sneaky good pick-ups. Make no mistake about it, Doc Rivers’ team has depth.

Still, I can’t totally discount the scenario where things just don’t work out for the Clippers. Griffin and Gallinari are two of the most injury-prone players in the Association and the team continues to be a unique mix of strong personalities.

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