The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA Draft Lottery Tuesday evening, a feat the franchise has accomplished three times since 1988. LA’s other team selected Danny Manning first overall in 1988, and Michael Olowokandi first in 1998. Is Blake Griffin going to be their 2009 selection?

The mock drafts have Blake Griffin going first overall. Too bad for him. Things don’t go well for people once they put on the red, white, and blue of the Clippers. Danny Manning was plagued by knee injuries, Olowokandi washed out of the league, and I don’t want to think about what happened to Shaun Livingston.

Good luck to young Mr. Griffin. He’s gonna need it.