Meeting I: Year and Guys

meeting i: They'll be surrounded by several veterans who joined the Clippers in the off-season, including 12-year pro Dorell Wright, 11-year pros Brandon Bass and Raymond Felton, eight-year pro Marreese Speights, who left Golden State, and seven-year pro Alan Anderson. "This feels like the perfect storm with guys who want to win," said Crawford, who won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award for the third time last season. "It not about anything individual, according to Guelph Mercury. It all about winning." Rookies Brice Johnson of North Carolina and Diamond Stone of Maryland will try to fight their way off the bench under Doc Rivers, not known for playing newcomers much. "We got a lot of new guys," Redick said. "Our first meeting I only recognized like six guys in there. DeAndre Jordan, fresh off helping the U.S. win gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford also are back, with the team opting to keep its core group together. It about getting everyone acclimated to how we play. Wesley Johnson, Luc Mbah a Moute and Austin Rivers are back, too. "We're one of the better teams and now we have to back that up on the floor," the elder Rivers said at the team media day. We're going to be one of the best teams in the league." Paul Pierce said Monday he is returning for this 19th and final NBA season. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.