Seemingly cursed from the beginning, even as the Buffalo Braves, they had multiple franchise saviors come and go until Chris Paul and Blake Griffin ushered in a new era, followed by the cathartic jettison of Donald Sterling and Elgin Baylor.
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Trickle down effect: Six NBA team cultures that took on the personality of their owner
Some were just there for a good time, some wanted to win at any cost, some wanted to give back to their community, and some wanted to just bleed the franchise for whatever it was worth.
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- Dolph Schayes tenure as coach
- Drafting and trading Danny Ferry
- Effect of Donald Sterling’s ownership on franchise culture
- Elgin Baylor tenure as general manager
- Expansion draft picks (as Buffalo Braves, 1970)
- Lengthy playoff drought
- Name change from Braves to Clippers
- Postponing (and re-locating to Anaheim) a playoff game due to the Rodney King riots
- Re-alignment from Eastern Conference to Western Conference
- Re-location from Buffalo to San Diego
- Re-location from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Rivalry with Lakers
- Rivalry with Clippers (geographical)
- Selling by Donald Sterling to Steve Ballmer