The team ended up flaming out in the first round of the Copa América, and panic ensued.
—
Leander Schaerlaeckens,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Despite missing the playoffs with a 42-40 record and flaming out of the Play-In Tournament against the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers did not have their own first-round pick, part of the cost for the 2019 swap of 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 2019 MVP finalist Paul George.
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