Clippers Draft Pick Sanctions Were Modeled By NBA On Wolves' Precedent

Adam Silver said the NBA examined past precedent before stripping the Los Angeles Clippers of five first-round draft picks for violating salary cap rules, calling the decision painful given its effect on the franchise's supporters. Silver made the comments Tuesday following a two-day board of governors meeting. Silver cited the Minnesota Timberwolves' prior forfeiture of five picks for cap circumvention as the guiding example for the Clippers' punishment. "I think that's, in some ways, the mos...