Welcome to the Clippers roster rundown! In this five part series we will take a look at every player on the Clippers roster position-by-position. In this third part we will take a look at small forwards.
#8 Danilo Gallinari 6’10” 225 lbs
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Age: 30 years old
Expected role: Starting small forward
Drafted: 1st round, 6th overall in 2008 by the New York Knicks
Last season: 21 games, 32.0 mpg 15.3 ppg 4.8 rpg 2.0 apg 0.6 spg 0.5
From: Italy
Fun/Random fact: Gallinari has played over 70 games in a season just twice in his 10-year career, including missing the whole 2013-14 season with ACL tear
#12 Luc Mbah a Moute 6’8” 230 lbs
Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images
Age: 31 years old
Expected role: Off the bench minutes at both forward spots
Drafted: 2nd round, 37th overall in 2008 by the Milwaukee Bucks
Last season: 61 games, 25.6 mpg 7.5 ppg 3.0 rpg 0.9 apg 1.2 spg 0.4 bpg
From: University of California, Los Angeles
Fun/Random fact: Mbah a Moute is a Prince of the Cameroonian village of Bia Messe
#33 Wesley Johnson 6’7” 215 lbs
Age: 31 years old
Expected role: Bench Small forward
Drafted: 1st round, 4th overall in 2010 by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Last season: 74 games, 20.1 mpg 5.4 ppg 2.9 rpg 0.8 apg 1.0 spg 0.8 bpg
From: Syracuse University
Fun/Random fact: Started his college career at Iowa State before transferring to Syracuse for his junior year