1.   A confusing note is the name of their new rookie shortstop.

2.   New rookie.

3.   Naturally, the new rookie cap is heartily endorsed by Clippers coach Bill Fitch, who went through the Murray and Piatkowski holdouts in his first season in L.A.

4.   New rookies, new players coming in, the makeup, the chemistry, will be different.

5.   Rookies will be signed under the guidelines of the new rookie salary cap, which may lead to quicker signings and fewer holdouts.

6.   Someone has a new rookie or a new coach or a new building.

7.   The new Clippers rookies continue to talk about turning around the franchise.

8.   The new rookie salary cap means players can become free agents after three years.

9.   The sides also have differences on the length and terms of a new rookie salary scale and a number of other economic issues.

10.   There also may be a new rookie joining the team and maybe a free-agent acquisition or two.