Grizzlies vs Clippers predictions and NBA picks for Monday, December 15. With Ja Morant back, Jaylen Wells & Co. will handle L.A.

December 15 brings a full NBA slate with important conference matchups and several games that could shape the scenario before the holiday stretch. Some teams arrive red hot, while others are searching for answers after recent struggles.

Chris Paul’s return to the Clippers was short-lived, and Kawhi Leonard says he had nothing to do with how it ended. Paul signed a one-year, $3.63 million deal with Los Angeles before the season, a move that initially looked like a quiet reunion.

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Kawhi Leonard finally addressed the Clippers’ decision on Chris Paul, explaining his reaction to the surprising move.

Those 2026 and 2027 first-rounders are more valuable to L.A. than anyone else. That includes Oklahoma City. This buys the Clippers absolute freedom for the rest of this year (and next year) to hit reset and build a more sustainable core that's not beholden to age, injuries and placeholder timelines.

Paul confirmed the move on an Instagram Story, saying the team had sent him home from Atlanta — where the Clippers were to play the Hawks Wednesday night — back to Los Angeles. Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank confirmed the move to ESPN.

The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly not ready to blow it up just yet.

Chris Paul will be in attendance for the clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.