Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin played the majority of his career with the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded last season for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley Boban Marjanovic, and two future draft picks. Griffin was a fixture of stardom in Los Angeles for the Clippers while the Lakers slumped. The All-Star power forward was a part of an unbelievably talented roster at one point consisting of Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan.
In a recent interview with Marc Stein of The New York Times, Griffin praised his new home of Detroit and said he embraces the new scenery.
“I come home from practice, take a nap, then I start watching games at night,” Griffin said. “That’s just my routine. I can’t tell you one day that I woke up going, ‘Man, I wish I was in L.A.’ I mean that.”
Griffin stresses that there are no ill feelings toward the Clippers or the city of Los Angeles.
“I've moved on, I feel very happy here. I feel settled in. I feel at home. I'm good.”
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey made it clear he wanted Griffin to be extremely involved with the team's offense this season. That claim has held a lot of truth so far. Casey provided very high praise when asked about his star forward and talked about all the things Griffin can do.
“A great thing about Blake is that he is not your prototypical power forward. He's probably the closest thing to LeBron James in size, versatility, going out on the floor and handling the ball.”
Griffin has emerged as the clear-cut leader the team has needed for a while now. Despite Andre Drummond's obvious talents, Griffin is more outspoken and facilitates the offense more efficiently.
Blake Griffin is averaging 27.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in six games this season.
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