Clippers want ‘to win with Kawhi,’ team exec Lawrence Frank says |

“Our plan is to win with Kawhi,” Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, said Friday. “At the appropriate time, we’ll sit down with Kawhi and very similar to 2024, lay out our plan and if our goals are aligned, then we’d like to win with Kawhi.”

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