The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the many teams to miss out on signing Kevin Durant, though not for lack of trying.
Rivers went on to say that he asked Durant's camp if the Clippers were among his top two choices, and the response from Durant's side was "no."
He did add that he thought Durant "liked us a lot," though he also acknowledged the financial situation with the Clippers would have required some sacrifices from a lot of players over the next two years:
The Clippers seemed to do well in their pitch meeting with Durant. ESPN's Chris Broussard reported the former NBA MVP was "blown away" by what he heard from them, but he chose to sign with the Golden State Warriors instead.
No matter how good their presentation was, the Clippers were always fighting an uphill battle for Durant. Per Spotrac, they are cash-strapped right now at $19.5 million over the cap, and they haven't had the playoff success in recent years that the Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder could boast.
There's no shortage of talent in Los Angeles right now with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick. Rivers has a tall task ahead of him to get the Clippers past the Warriors, but there's a reason he's long been considered one of the NBA's best coaches for years.
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