second-round pick and allow him to stay in Spain for three more years, or perhaps a team feels as though he'd benefit from working with their coaching staff, strength coaches, and playing in the NBADL. Either way, he's three years from an NBA roster spot."

NBA draft prospects

Walker Beeken, DraftExpress.com: "Lucas is a very intriguing prospect, but the biggest question for NBA teams is figuring out how far along he is in his development, and whether they are patient enough to wait on him. If a team were to select him in the draft based on his upside, they would need to have a plan in place to develop him over the next few years, and decide where the best place would be for him to work on hisBlazers vs. Clippers Game 5 Preview and Pick

My, how the landscape of the 2016 NBA playoffs has changed. Just a week ago the Los Angeles Clippers were preparing to steamroll the Portland Trail Blazers to set up an intense second round matchup with the defending champion Golden State Warriors.

Now, they might not get out of the first round. L.A. had taken a commanding 2-0 series lead and had stifled Damian Lillard, only to watch Portland rise up in games three and four at home and tie the series up, two games a piece.

There was more damage to be done, however. Los Angeles suffered severe losses in game four, with superstars Blake Griffin (quad) and Chris Paul (hand) both going down with injury. With both stars now officially ruled