The LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers are among teams favored to win the 2021 NBA title, per Caesars Sportsbook.
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00:00 The LA Clippers may have suffered a disappointing end to the 2020 campaign, but that doesn't
00:04 lower their expectations for next season whatsoever.
00:07 Per the Caesars sportsbook, the Clippers are among those favored with the 2021 NBA title,
00:12 ranking only behind the Los Angeles Lakers.
00:14 The Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, and Boston Celtics rank in
00:19 the top of the list as well.
00:20 It's not a big surprise that many expect LA to be right back with a few things next
00:23 season, and there's a good chance that the team will finish in the top of the list in
00:27 the openings, once again, based on talent alone.
00:30 What's interesting though is how little we know about what the Clippers team will look
00:32 like next season.
00:33 Obviously, there's a coaching situation, which will presumably take another few weeks to
00:38 figure out.
00:39 Tyronn Lue's name comes up in reports more often than anyone else.
00:42 The Clippers tend to operate in silence, so that might not mean anything.
00:45 Nothing the organization has said so far indicates that Lue is the choice either.
00:50 There are also a multitude of questions to answer for the agency, beginning with a good
00:53 chunk of LA's current roster.
00:55 Montrez Harold, Marcus Morris, Jorge McLean, Reggie Jackson, and Patrick Patterson could
00:59 all test the market this offseason, and the Clippers can't afford to bring each one
01:03 of them back.
01:04 Jackson and Patterson are less important of the age group, but Harold, Morris, and Green
01:08 all played a significant role this past season.
01:11 There are options available to replace them, some of which is already written about, but
01:15 those decisions could change the team's identity moving forward.
01:17 As long as the top of the roster stays intact, and that's Kawhi Leonard and Paul George,
01:22 the Clippers should be in discussion of title contending teams once again for next season.
01:26 But until we figure out which players are returning, which role players are returning,
01:30 and who's coaching this unit next season, it seems a bit premature to have them top
01:34 of the list.