LA Clippers

Clippers aquire pick No. 48 from the Bucks, select Sindarius Thornwell

Published Jun. 23, 2017 10:55 a.m. ET

The LA Clippers weren't going to let heading into the 2017 NBA Draft with no drafts picks stop them.

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Days after adding Jerry West to the front office, the team purchased pick No. 48 from Milwaukee. With those pick, they were able to select South Carolina's Sindarius Thornwell with No. 48.

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A guard at the collegiate level, Thornwell played on the South Carolina team that made it all the way to last year's Final Four.