Clippers having ongoing conversations with Paul George, Kawhi Leonard about extensions

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Asked how participation policy impacts back to backs with their stars, particularly Kawhi Leonard coming off another knee injury, Lawrence Frank says Kawhi plays when healthy and always wants to play. Last season, Kawhi was coming off ACL which needed to be handled carefully. – 4:28 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank mentions that part of the roster perspective is that Kawhi Leonard could play up to the 4 or could stay at the 3, and Terance Mann could play multiple positions. But he stresses that starters, lineups, etc. are ultimately T Lue questions. – 4:28 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
L Frank says that missing back-to-backs coming off an ACL is a different situation than what Kawhi Leonard is going into this season. – 4:25 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
As a reminder, here is background on the options and timetables for Kawhi and PG’s extensions.
latimes.com/sports/clipper… – 4:15 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
L Frank on continued extension talks with Leonard/George: “It’s still the same. We’re still trying to maximize Kawhi and PG’s window and take advantage of it… we’ve had consistent ongoing conversations with both them and their representatives.” – 4:13 PM

Janis Carr @janiscarr
On PG, Kawhi’s future/signing an extension: “We hope to continue to build around those guys.” – 4:12 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Lawrence Frank says the Clippers have had consistent talks with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George when asked about potential extensions. He called it a process but that Clippers are hopeful to continue building around the two stars. – 4:11 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Lawrence Frank said the team has has consistent, ongoing conversations with Paul George and Kawhi’s reps regarding extensions and says he is hopeful both will remain Clippers. – 4:11 PM

Janis Carr @janiscarr
On Kawhi: He just needs some good fortune – 4:08 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lawrence Frank confirms that both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are ready to be full participants in training camp – 4:08 PM

Janis Carr @janiscarr
Lawrence Frank to media (a pre-camp session): Both PG and Kawhi are healthy and will be available for camp. – 4:07 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Kawhi and Paul George are “fully healthy” and will be ready to start Clippers training camp next week, Frank said. – 4:07 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
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Mike Finger @mikefinger
Damian Lillard isn’t coming to San Antonio. But in a few years, in “the new free agency,” some well-paid, unfulfilled star might see the Spurs as his best option. And by then, the franchise might be ready for a Kawhi-style trade in reverse. expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 6:27 PM