A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C : ESPN Los Angeles . In a recent interview , Chris Paul said the Los Angeles Clippers will only go as far as power forward Blake Griffin — already a multiple-time All-Star at age 24, but with multiple holes still remaining in his game — can take them. Griffin responds to his point guard's comments, and sounds ready to take responsibility for L.A. making it past the second round of the playoffs this coming season. PF : RealGM . With 2010 No. 1 overall pick John Wall fresh off inking a max extension and several classmates (Paul George, Larry Sanders, perhaps DeMarcus Cousins) looking likely to join him, Jonathan Tjarks looks at seven '10 draftees who find themselves without an NBA employer as 2013 training camp approaches and tries to figure out where each went astray. SF : SB Nation . Really sharp work from Scott Schroeder on the recent history of "American draft-and-stash players" — those who were drafted into the NBA in the second round out of high school, college or the D-League, who actually made their pro debuts overseas — and their somewhat scattershot success rate, and what that means for '13 draftees Colton Iverson, Mike Muscala, Pierre Jackson, Erick Green, James Ennis, DeShaun Thomas and Alex Oriakhi, all of whom will begin their pro careers outside the NBA this year.
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