It is not a secret that front office are not big fans of russ, they went after a guard all summer. We almost traded for brogdon, they tried to get Cp3, Jrue, and Harden till they eventually ended up trading for him.

Frank acknowledges Westbrook succeeded with the Clippers last season. But Westbrook has felt the messages about Frank’s vision of the position, both before and after the former MVP’s arrival. If it seems like Frank does not totally prefer a player like Westbrook, even despite Westbrook’s production from last season, then Westbrook has also felt that way. He appreciates knowing he exceeded Frank’s expectations last season. But looming decisions remain. Westbrook is a free agent. George is being distinctly challenged for his approach, but the same questions about George should also apply to Leonard as both enter an offseason of negotiations. Frank says Lue understands the front office’s efforts, but he also said Lue is “going to be flexible and adaptable” while being encouraged to take advantage of the abilities of “good players.”

https://theathletic.com/4636166/2023/06/23/nba-draft-clippers-free-agent-rumors/

4 months ago, after draft L Frank said this about the type of guard he wants on his roster which it goes again to his non traditional point guard

You look at the teams we’re competing against: they don’t all have a traditional point guard,” Frank said. “In fact, I would challenge you to say very few do. They play through their best players. Who is the point guard of the Nuggets? It’s probably Joker (Nikola Jokić). I mean, Jamal Murray is quote-unquote the point guard. Golden State, Steph (Curry) is one of the all-time greats. But you can make an argument that Draymond is the trigger man. For Miami, Gabe Vincent starts at the point, but Bam (Adebayo) is the trigger man.” Frank said the same thing in February after the trade deadline, using the Warriors, Bucks (Jrue Holiday x Giannis Antetokounmpo) and Celtics (Smart x Jaylen Brown x Jayson Tatum) as examples.

https://twitter.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1672126499837845505?cxt=HHwWgoDRpaeMy7QuAAAA