Paul George and Kawhi Leonard were teammates on the Los Angeles Clippers for five years before George made the move to the Philadelphia 76ers. Now, the veteran forward has sent a strong message ...

"To have only gotten to one Western Conference Final appearance out of the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George duo's five-year run is an utter disappointment," Mo Dakhil of Bleacher Report wrote.

next season with Paul George and James Harden. Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, said the Clippers hope to retain both stars to continue playing alongside Kawhi Leonard.

Leonard chipped in 25 points (11-21 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-4 FT), six rebounds, two assists and five steals in 36 minutes during Friday's 121-98 victory over the Hawks.

Based on reports Kawhi Leonard chooses the Clippers as a free agent, Paul George is acquired via trade as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari head to Oklahoma City.

The Clippers are deep and talented, but they'll need their stars to deliver if they hope to make noise in the postseason.

After Paul George signed with Philadelphia and Leonard missing the first part of the season, the Clippers weren't expected to be five games over .500 at this point.

The Clippers can now potentially run out a starting lineup of Patrick Beverley, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Maurice Harkless, and Ivica Zubac, with Lou Williams, Landry Shamet, Rodney McGruder ...