Doc Rivers' Magic lessons taught him how to deal with superstar players
LOS ANGELES - In the living room of Doc Rivers' Malibu home, Clippers representatives meeting with Kawhi Leonard presented the star free agent with a list of peers he might be interested in playing alongside.
Lawrence Frank, the team's president of basketball operations, recently recalled that Leonard pointed to the name of Paul George.
"That's the guy," Leonard said.
By week's end, George was acquired in a trade, Leonard agreed to sign, and a franchise that had struggled to attract top players since its move to Los Angeles 35 years ago had entered uncharted territory.
However, the host of Leonard's free agency meeting felt he was back on familiar ground.
Nineteen years
