Steve Ballmer on the LA fanbase: "The Clippers have been bad enough everyone could just ignore the Clippers. We're good now. We're going to be good year in and year out (..) We're building our own presence, identity. They feel a little bit threatened that

Mikel Brown Jr shakes hands with Clippers governor Steve Ballmer after his Pro Day The LA Clippers own the 5th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

Draymond Green Show Draymond Green suggests that the Golden State Warriors will be looking at the LA Clippers after winning the 5th overall pick and will be monitoring the availability of Kawhi Leonard

LeBron I knew the Spurs were this good last year