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There are disasters, and then there are the 2025–26 Los Angeles Clippers. The franchise was coming off an inspiring playoff run a season ago and entered this year with championship expectations after making ambitious additions to the roster.
In order to get better over the long term, the team needs to get younger and also accumulate more draft picks. As of this writing, the Clippers don't have a first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, nor do they own any picks in 2028.
As the unofficial start of the NBA's trade season approaches on Dec. 15, Chris Paul's future could come into focus very soon after the Los Angeles Clippers previously announced plans to part with the legendary point guard.
The Los Angeles Clippers played another road game this month without a familiar postgame ritual: a room full of traveling beat writers waiting to question the head coach.
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles aims to break its five-game skid with a victory over Memphis. The Grizzlies are 8-7 in conference games. Memphis is 1-10 against opponents over .500. The Clippers are 4-9 in Western Conference play. Los Angeles has a 3-11 record against teams over .500.
The Clippers made a somewhat stunning move, severing ties with franchise great Chris Paul early Wednesday morning. Why did it end like this?
The Los Angeles Clippers stunned the NBA world when they recently sent Chris Paul home. The 2025-26 season was supposed to be the Point God's retirement tour, but that's no longer happening. Paul is a Clippers legend,
Reportedly, the Los Angeles Clippers are currently $6.8 million over the luxury-tax line and could look to cut costs to get under it.
The Los Angeles Clippers are statistically the worst clutch team in the NBA after an embarrassing fourth quarter collapse in Houston.