Mike Taylor News Archives

The Minnesota deal does not preclude a Sessions acquisition. Those conversations will continue, according to sources on both sides of the discussions.

Poor Quentin Richardson. On draft day last month, he was sent to Memphis by the New York Knicks for Darko Milicic.

Kyle McAlarney appeared in six games for the Clippers in the Las Vegas Summer League.

Nick Young didn't have a big game, but the Wizards won anyway. Browse more photos>> Everything I've learned in sportswriting boils down to finding a moment that encapsulates a story and describing the hell out of it at the top of the article.

DeAndre Jordan continues to impress. You always have to offer a qualifier in Summer League, because many of Jordan's easy routes to the hoop won't be there when long, speedy NBA help defenders in the regular season slide over to cut off DJ's path to the rim, but here in Vegas, he's winning every race to the basket - by a mile.

Moments prior to Blake Griffin's NBA debut, the Los Angeles Clippers' brass was lined up courtside, smiling widely like expectant parents.

Kyle McAlarney of the Los Angeles Clippers brings the ball up court against Taylor Rochestie of the Los Angeles Lakers during NBA Summer League action Monday night.

The first time Blake Griffin handled the basketball as a professional, he won the opening tip Monday night.

Blake Griffin was emphatic right from go in his pro debut about wanting to put on a show.

With the 2009 NBA Summer League tipping off Friday in Las Vegas, most of the 21 teams already were there making preparations.

The Clippers, by any measure, have helped themselves greatly for the future thanks to their good fortune in the draft and the Randolph trade.

What's up everyone? Haven't posted in a little while because there just wasn't anything going on.

Clips Nation 's Steve Perrin gives post-2009 draft coverage for the Los Angeles Clippers .

We'll have a detailed breakdown on the roster later this evening. In the meantime, here's the release : Second year players Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, and Mike Taylor will be joined by Blake Griffin, the first pick in this year's NBA Draft, to form the nucleus of the Los Angeles Clippers' entry in the 2009 NBA Summer League, presented by EA ...

Blake Griffin, along with second-year players Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and Mike Taylor, will play for the Los Angeles Clippers' summer league team in Las Vegas.

Clippers Why he'll be in Vegas : The Clippers' 2008 first-round pick is the backbone of the Clippers' youth movement.

Blake Griffin's introductory press conference at the Clippers' training facility on Monday attracted an assortment of media, corporate sponsors, VIPs, and a few lurkers - including Clippers' second-year guard Eric Gordon.