Clippers still building around Kawhi Leonard, James Harden

Inglowwood, Calif. ——- Kawhi leonard Is Healthy Going Into the offseason for the first time Since 2020, have played just 37 games beefore the The Clippers Lost in the first round of the playoffs. The type with the oldest rooster in the league is staking its Future on the Two-Time Finals MVP and All-Star James harden.

“I definitely believe in Those Two,” Lawrence Frank, President of Basketball Operations, Said Monday.

Leonard Didn is Make His Season Debut Until January when dealing with inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee. He Averaged 21.5 Points, 6.4 Rebounds, 3.1 Assists and 31.9 Minutes During the Regular Season. He has two years left on his current deal.

“There’s another level for him out of that he is going to get to next year,” Said Frank, who spoke via video from new york, where he is dealing with a family issue. “I think at next year that we can be better with more games from kawhi.”

Originally signed to complementary leonard and now former clipper Paul georgeHarden’s Role Changed this Season. He was tasked with picking up much of the Load Until Leonard was able to play. He responded with accounts of 22.8 points, 8.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds. He Averaged A Team-HIGH 35 Minutes while playing in 79 games.

But he disappeared as a scorer in the team’s blowout Loss to Denver in game 7 of the playoffs with seven point on 2-for-8 shooting and 13 assists.

The clippers failed to Advance out of the first round for the Third Straight Season, Despite Going 50-32 and Earning The Fifth Seed in the Rugged Western Conference in their first season at the new integrit dome.

“Our players are embarrased about game 7 and they ‘reali, really upset that we Lost the Series,” Frank Said.

Harden has a player option for next season, where he’l be 36.

“We have a great level of application for what james details,” he said. “I go, with the intent that if he does Pick up His option that we have to be able to come to an agents that works for james and work for the clippers.”

Nicolas Batum Also has a player option for next season. He Shot 43% from 3-point range in 78 Regular-Season Games.

“Yes, 1,000 percent, we hope that nico comes back,” Frank Said.

The clippers get career years from Ivica Zubac And Norman PowellWho was injured coming out of the all-star break.

Powell is eligible for an extension, where Amir coffey And Ben Simons Are untricted free agents.

Frank Envisions the clippers winning 50 to 55 Games next season while getting freecourt help and another planmaker through free agency or trades.

“It was great that we hear for the first time in a long time, but that does one shot at it,” Frank Said. “We’ll kep on taking cracks at it and at the same time, we’ve always be open-minded and learning the Errors of Our Way and Finding Areas Were Were and Get Better.”