Blake Griffin was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 draft. However, he didn't make his NBA debut until the 2010-11 season. The high-flyer missed his entire rookie year recovering from knee surgery.
Once he stepped on the floor for the Los Angeles Clippers though, Griffin was a one-man highlight show. He won the Rookie of the Year Award and became a multi-time All-Star during his tenure with the Clips.
While Griffin hasn't been able to reach the NBA Finals yet, he has had the opportunity to play with other All-Stars and high-caliber players.
With that said, we listed five players who stood out the most while playing with Blake Griffin.
Chris Paul
Blake Griffin and Chris Paul became teammates during the 2011-12 lockout year. Along with DeAndre Jordan, Blake and CP3 formed Lob City and made the Clippers must-see television from 2011 to 2017.
Griffin averaged 21.3 points and 8.8 rebounds while Paul was his teammate. Paul, for his part, finished his Clippers career with averages of 18.8 points and 9.8 dimes.
CP3 was traded to the Houston Rockets in the summer of 2017 after requesting to be moved.
DeAndre Jordan
There wasn't a more explosive frontcourt duo than Griffin and DeAndre Jordan during the Lob City era. Both players practically lived above the rim from 2011 to 2017.
Jordan played 750 games for the Clippers and averaged 9.4 points and 10.7 rebounds on a nightly basis. His best years with Griffin and the Clips were from 2015 to 2017, during which he put up 12.7 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks en route to making the All-NBA First Team (2016) and the All-Star Game (2017).
DJ was the final player of the Lob City era to leave the Clippers. After Paul was traded to the Rockets and Griffin was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, Jordan signed a free-agent deal with the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 2018.
Jamal Crawford
Crawford and Griffin were teammates for five seasons. Crawford, who is one of the best bench scorers in NBA history, averaged 15.3 points during his tenure with the team.
Amazingly enough, Crawford won two Sixth Man of the Year Awards with Griffin and Los Angeles.
JJ Redick
JJ Redick averaged 15.8 points while shooting 44.0 percent from beyond the arc during his time with the Clippers.
The sharpshooter was teammates with Griffin for four seasons and his shooting prowess opened up the floor for Blake to attack, making the Lob City era even more fun to watch.
Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond and Griffin played in just one full season together. That was in 2018-19 when the Pistons made the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Griffin averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists for the Pistons during the 2018-19 campaign. He also made the All-Star and All-NBA third squad.
Drummond was a beast for Detroit too, putting up 17.3 points and 15.6 boards.
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