Tyronn Lue has agreed to become the top assistant coach on the staff of Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lue very nearly became head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason.

The Cleveland Cavaliers fired Lue early in the 18-19 season.

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Patrick Patterson has agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Patterson agreed to a buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this offseason.

Patterson gives the Clippers depth in the frontcourt.

The Los Angeles Clippers will likely hire Tyronn Lue as the top assistant coach of Doc Rivers.

Lue was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers early last season.

Lue and the Los Angeles Lakers were widely expected to come to agreement on a contract for him to become head coach before talks broke down.

The Los Angeles Clippers will hire Jeremy Castleberry as an assistant coach.

Castleberry is a close friend to Kawhi Leonard.

Castleberry followed Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors last season.

The Washington Wizards have hired Mark Simpson as vice president of player performance.

“Mark brings over 25 years of sports science experience to Monumental Basketball,” said Tommy Sheppard. “His vast global knowledge will be a great asset for us as we expand and strengthen our athlete care and player performance across all of our teams.”

Simpson comes to Washington after spending the last three seasons as director of performance for the Los Angeles Clippers. In Los Angeles, Simpson oversaw the team’s player load management strategies, including the production of individualized off-season, pre-season, and in-season load-management plans that incorporated game minute management, practice and workout recommendations. Prior to working for the Clippers, Simpson spent five seasons as the director of performance science with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Doc Rivers discussed how the lessons he learned as coach of the Orlando Magic informed how he recruited Kawhi Leonard, saying that he cut straight to basketball when talking to Leonard.

"All the other stuff that people think matters in the recruitment, I don’t think Kawhi wanted to talk about that, and so I didn’t. I talked about winning, and basketball...I think he felt the seriousness of me and how serious I am about winning," Rivers told Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times.

Rivers also emphasized that the Clippers needed to remain competitive as they pursued marquee free agents, as he thought that superstars would rather join a team that was already competitive than a rebuilding squad.

Paul George, who was handpicked by Leonard to join him with the Clippers, noticed the Clippers' competitiveness.

“Everybody pulling for one another, everybody elevated their games to be part of that camaraderie. That’s what made it such an attractive spot," George told the L.A. Times. 

Patrick Patterson gave up $3.5 million of his $5.7 million salary to secure a buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Patterson is widely expected to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Patterson signed a three-year, $16.4 million deal with the Thunder in 2017.

October 22nd is the expected date of NBA opening night, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Opening night fixtures include the Lakers vs. the Clippers, and the Raptors vs. the Pelicans. 

Landry Shamet has withdrawn from Team USA's Select Team camp, reported Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

“He was appreciative of the opportunity and hopes to be part of USAB again in future,” added his agent.

Landry declined the invitation to prepare for the upcoming NBA season.