Jalen, Here's what he said, he said.

All the other stuff that people think matters in the recruitment.

I don't think so.

I wanted to talk about that, and so I didn't.

I talked about winning in basketball.

Kawai is a serious man, and I think you felt that with him.

I think he felt the seriousness of me and how serious I am about winning and how serious he is about winning.

And he felt dot was a good match.

What?

Glenn Yes, Doc?

Yes, Stop, Stop what?

Just stop.

So while Inner wanted to go home and play basketball, not without another player to play with him, he didn't bone right.

Correct.

All of that does not matter if they don't acquire Paul George.

We know about the team letting go.

Bruce born because he wasn't so favorable about Colin and the high left.

The San Antonio Spurs.

We know about Columbine, a $13 million house.

We know he won a championship with the rafters, but he does not go to the Clippers.

If at the last minute the Oklahoma City Thunder don't comply and trade him to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Raptors were also trying to acquire Paul George, but I appreciate the opportunity for Doc Rivers to be able to coach these grates for a guy that had a terrific season last year, all playing expectations and made the playoffs, and took the words on the team into the playoffs with no Austin, let me let me get into that with you a little bit because here's what I love about Kawhi Leonard.

This guy has turned out to be about winning.

First and foremost, everyone thought he is going to the Clippers.

We talked about going home.

Which Anthony Davis will they go back to Chicago?

LeBron going back to Cleveland?

He wasn't going to L A.

Just because it's near where he grew up and he's comfortable and surrounded by her family.

Wasn't going back there unless he thought he could win the courage.

And that's why you're planning.

Planning seized the entire season and you hope to create a harvest.

And it became Paul George.

And this conversation has changed since he got traded to the Toronto Raptors when he was repairing his relationship about the only plan nine games with the Spurs goes on to win the championship in Toronto.

A lot of people think he couldn't do it, even though they didn't have Kevin Durant and or Clay late.

Super quick.

I just have a minute.

But if you look at the Lakers with the dysfunction at the top of the organization and the somewhat questionable status of their coach in Frank Vogel, the stability of the Clippers and Doc, how important you think that was in this decision?

It is terrific for the Clippers and give them a leg up on a lot of the teams in their conference because of that continuity you just talked about from the top down.

You still have Lou Williams to a six minute a year Patrick Beverley on MBA defense mantra as Harold continues to come into his own on the interior, but it's still wide open.

They could be the favorite on paper, but the Utah Jazz, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets are gonna all be in a conversation for who can win the Western Conference.

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