Hopes were high entering this season for the Los Angeles Clippers after Kawhi Leonard powered them to seven games in the first round of the 2025 playoffs, but those hopes quickly evaporated. With a quarter of the season out of the way, LA is 13th in the West with a 5-15 record. It doesn't matter how well Kawhi is playing now that he's back; the Clippers are a lost cause.
On the "Game Theory Podcast w/ Sam Vecenie," Vecenie said that he wanted to see Kawhi "get into a rhythm" and "figure things out." Vecenie thought Los Angeles would be fine once Kawhi returned, but even though he dropped 39 points against the Grizzlies on Nov.