Earlier this week, the Thunder picked up Miami's 18th pick just for sending the Heat back the 32nd pick and taking on Daequan Cook's $2.1 million salary. Apparently, Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti wasn't taken with anyone left on the board, because the Thunder have spun off that 18th pick, which turned into Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe, to the Clippers in exchange for a future first-round pick.No details have been revealed on what, if any, conditions are attached to the Clippers' pick.
Bledsoe starred with lottery picks John Wall (No. 1, Washington), DeMarcus Cousins (No. 5, Sacramento) and Patrick Patterson (No. 14, Houston) at the University of Kentucky under John Calipari. Touted as a point guard out of high school, Bledsoe was forced to play primarily off the ball in Lexington, owing to the greatness of Wall.
Bledsoe will now back up Baron Davis in Los Angeles, where quite a roster is being assembled. The Clippers have Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon on board, and picked explosive small forward Al-Farouq Aminu with 2010's No. 8 pick. For the Thunder, based on history, owning a Clippers draft pick typically works out all right.
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