As the Indiana Pacers continue searching for a long-term solution at the center position, a growing list of names has surfaced in trade speculation. While several options have been connected to Indiana, one stands out as a particularly clean fit—Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac.
The Clippers beat the Lakers on Thursday behind Kawhi Leonard’s 24 points, James Harden’s 18 and 10, and Ivica Zubac’s 18 points and 19 rebounds. That’s 14 wins in their last 17 games.
Behind a monster night from Ivica Zubac, the LA Clippers were able to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season and take a 2-1 lead in the season series.
The NBA trade deadline is coming up shortly. And this means franchises will be busy trying to add quality players to their rosters. Of all the teams that will be shopping actively, the Los Angeles Clippers are expected to be one of them.
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The Los Angeles Clippers, after a painful start to a season they approached with high expectations, are finally beginning to find their rhythm. And the mood in the camp is optimistic.
While the Los Angeles Clippers have been the subject of trade rumors since sending Chris Paul home during a road trip in the East, the asking price for starting center Ivica Zubac has only steepened weeks away from the trade deadline.
When the Los Angeles Clippers were near the bottom of the Western Conference with a 6-21 record, many assumed that the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era had come to an end.
Despite owning the league's worst record, the Indiana Pacers are competition for the Boston Celtics in the Ivica Zubac sweepstakes ahead of the February 5 trade deadline.
The Celtics continue to draw a firm line when it comes to Anfernee Simons. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Boston has been unwilling to attach a first-round pick to Simons in order to simply move off his contract for tax relief.
The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics tried to trade for Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, according to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
The Los Angeles Clippers are 6–0 since Ivica Zubac went down with an injury, and Kawhi Leonard is playing at his best. Is that just a coincidence— or has Zubac’s absence fundamentally changed how this team functions?
Center Ivica Zubac is available to return for the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night for a home matchup against the Boston Celtics after missing the last five games of the team's season-best six-game winning streak with a left ankle sprain.
INGLEWOOD, CA — The LA Clippers have won six straight games, equaling their win total from nearly the first two months of the season. They’ve done most of this damage while severely shorthanded, but help in the form of Ivica Zubac appears to be on the way.
The Los Angeles Clippers fans’ hopes of at least having a decent season were restored. The team was 6-21 before its ongoing six-game winning streak. What’s impressive is that they made it work without two key players.
Kawhi Leonard is the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, but that hasn’t stopped the larger conversation around his future. Mirjam Swanson of the Orange County Register wrote this week that the Clippers should consider exploring Leonard’s trade value while his stock is high.
The Los Angeles Clippers have won five straight to close the gap between themselves and a postseason spot. They obviously still have a long way to go, but they are trending in the right direction, even with Ivica Zubac sidelined with an ankle sprain.
Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and will miss at least three weeks, according to multiple reports.
Ivica Zubac will be out for at least three weeks for the Clippers after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 ankle sprain in his left ankle, reports NBA on Prime’s Chris Haynes (via Twitter).
The Pacers are among the teams keeping tabs on Clippers center Ivica Zubac, with Indiana recently placing a call to L.A. to gauge his availability, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
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