Clippers Reveal Future Plans for Kawhi Leonard and Paul George
LA Clippers president Lawrence Frank addressed the media on Thursday morning, and answered several questions about the 2022-23 season and the future of this team. When asked about the future of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as a duo, Frank made it clear that the Clippers are still committed to building around those two.
"When we traded for Paul and signed Kawhi as a free agent in 2019, it wasn't for one or two years," Frank said. "It wasn't three or four. Like every year you have those guys, they give you a chance. And so it's about surrounding those guys to continue to improve your chances, and Kawhi is -- he's a ceiling raiser."
On the importance of having players like Leonard and George, Frank said, "When you study past NBA champions, they have a top-5 guy on their team, and Kawhi has shown that when healthy, he can be the best player in the world. Paul is an eight-time All-Star now. We're going to continue to build around those guys and look for every which way, just like they do."
Frank added, "They're devastated that not only they couldn't play, but that they weren't there for -- they couldn't help their teammates, and you feel it when you're injured. There's so many emotions that you go through, because it's not just your own body and emotions, but you feel like you've let people down, because we're all connected in this. Everyone is connected. Like I said, we believe strongly in both those guys."
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