3. Los Angeles Clippers
Starting Backcourt: Chris Paul and J.J. Redick
It doesn’t matter how much Chris Paul ages, he will always remain one of the purest and most intelligent point guards the NBA has ever seen. He has the will to score at any time he wants (he averaged 19.5 points per game last season) but he sees more value in getting his teammates involved (10.0 assists per game).
One of the primary beneficiaries of that passing is sharpshooter J.J. Redick, who averaged 16.3 points last season on an amazing career-high 47.5 percent clip from three. Yes, that is not a typo – Redick shot 47.5 percent from deep in 2015-16.
With Paul’s point guard wizardry still as unbelievable as ever and Redick’s god-like shooting stroke, the Clippers grab a spot in the top 3 in the power rankings.
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