Lawrence Frank doesn't even sniff prized territory he was once a no-brainer for

The 2026 Executive of the Year was announced, and the winner was Brad Stevens of the Boston Celtics. This is not surprising, as the Celtics have done wondrous things behind the scenes, and so have the second (Saleh Onsi) and third-place finishers (Trajan Langdon). But when looking at the voting, fans of the LA Clippers cannot help but notice that Lawrence Frank, who took the award home in 2020, is nowhere to be found.

That’s a mind-boggling fall-off, and the results are for everyone to see. In fact, the Clippers haven’t won a playoff series since 2021, and, although it’s painful to admit, Frank’s decisions are partly to blame.

He just hasn’t produced the way Steve Ballmer has hoped, but for some reason, instead of firing him, he was granted an extension close to the February trade deadline.

Frank’s history of bad moves explains why he isn’t regarded the same

One can look at the trade involving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and assume that's why the outlook on Lawrence Frank has changed drastically. However, it’s what’s been done after; the Gilgeous-Alexander trade was smart in the moment, and millions of fans of the LA Clippers will stand on this hill, even though it panned out horribly for the future of the team.

For context, Frank’s worst decisions include letting Moussa Diabate walk away for nothing, choosing John Wall over Isaiah Hartenstein, signing Bradley Beal, trading away a fan-favorite in Norman Powell, who ended up becoming an All-Star, and constructing the oldest team in NBA history that got off to a historically bad 6-21 start.

This is all Frank’s doing, and the franchise, and more importantly, the fans, are suffering from it.

In Frank’s defense, some good has been done, such as picking up key pieces like Jordan Miller and Kobe Sanders late in the second round, acquiring Darius Garland for a 36-year-old James Harden, and signing Derrick Jones Jr., one of the best role players in the league.

Unfortunately, though, the bad outweighs the good by a mile.

Frank has significantly hurt the franchise with his thinking, and following the firing of Nico Harrison of the Dallas Mavericks, there is a real case for him being the worst general manager in the NBA.

That said, it’s sad to see where he is now, and the worst part is, Frank will be in office for many years to come, as his extension hasn’t even begun.

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