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topicnews · July 20, 2025

Lawrence Frank – Clippers' thinks strongly from Chris Paul

Lawrence Frank – Clippers' thinks strongly from Chris Paul


After the La Clippers have tried twice in the past to exchange for Bradley Beal, they finally have their shooter after signing the team this week after taking the Phoenix Suns.

“The third time is a charm,” said Lawrence Frank, President of Clipper from Basketball Operations, on Saturday.

Now Frank said that the Clipperers “strongly” look at a potential reunion with the former Franchise -Great -Chris Paul to complete their active summer. Paul, the 20-year-old veteran, is a free agent. The Clippers want to add more games and ball handling, and the former quarters back of the franchise from the praise City era and the all-time assistant leader is an option.

“What I would say about Chris is that he is a great player,” said Frank when asked if the Clipper Paul will sign the next. “He is a great clipper. He obviously has some of the properties we have [are looking for]. And of course we think strongly and look at him strongly. “

One of the strong off -season for the Clippers included John Collins and Center Brook Lopez the adding of Power Forward and the creation of flexibility of the salary limit, so that they can be opportunistic in the next two summer to possibly follow stars.

Beal signed two years with the Clipper and 11 million US dollars with a player option. Collins will earn 26.5 million US dollars last season. James Harden agreed with a two-year deal with $ 81.5 million, and the second year has a player option and is partly guaranteed. For the second year, Lopez signed a two-year contract with a team option of $ 18 million with a team option.

“We just wanted to put together the best roster that we could keep while we could maintain financial flexibility,” said Frank. “This includes a way to the Max room when we choose it [route]. But I think everyone is great, super motivated. “

Frank noticed that Harden was a few meters from him in the practice facility on Saturday when he called reporters. Harden played a role in the recruitment of Beal for the Clipperers and, according to Frank, even spent 30 minutes by phone with Bartelstein.

Beal scored an average of 17 points and shot 38.6%from 3 in 53 games last season. It was very few points that Beal has had on average in one season since 2014-15. Beal saw his status as a full -time change when the guard came from the bank in 15 games, for the first time since the 2015/16 season.

But the Clippers believe that they are better suited for Beal. You will get a 32-year-old guard who achieved an average of 21.5 points, 4.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 37.6% behind the sheet for his career.

Beal will not only start at Shooting Guard, but is also expected that he will be done the shootout and left Norman Powell left, who was traded in the deal that the Clipper Land Collins was traded.

Beals shooting and gate is an ideal fit next to hard and Kawhi Leonard, and he can help take the ball handling and distribute the load from the former.

“At Phoenix there is no minor way of playing something, but playing with James is much different from her situation,” said Frank. “Obviously, Brad had great success with John Wall to play with John Wall [in Washington]. He was actually great success with Russ to play with Russ [Westbrook in Washington]. So we can look at these situations.

“I think some of the areas that, especially in his days in Washington [there]I think we will be able to get a little more out [here]. As with his pick-and-roll game, it is different if you have the boys with whom we have the floor and the centers with which he will play. Whether it is [Ivica Zubac]Whether it's Brook, whether it is John Collins and you have the beautiful balance between defense and crime on the ground. “

After the clipper lost in the opening round of the Playoffs in seven games against the Denver Nuggets, they strengthened their squad with a healthy Leonard to be competitive at the head of the Western conference.

“With a healthy Kawhi to start the season, we felt like us, we are in a better place,” said Frank. “He makes it great. He is healthy, which is not only a physical thing. It is also a mental, emotional thing to go into a low season without surgery.

“So, he feels great, he worked extremely hard. He has set up a few trips. He will go to Africa at the end of the month. He continues to work. We will send a coach with him. He is very excited about the squad and he will be able to start a training camp.”