The next steps in the Clippers investigation, league expansion and NBA Europe could all be decided next week.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, said that trading Blake Griffin was necessary for the Clippers to modernize, and lambasted tanking as "being dismissive of your fans."
The LA Clippers have made room for eight new "Star Courtside" seats on the floor on the side of the players' benches.
Thunder executive Michael Winger has reached an agreement in principle to become the general manager of the Clippers, sources told ESPN.
Doc Rivers will lose his title of president of basketball operations and will concentrate solely on coaching the Clippers next season.
The Inglewood City Council has an agreement with the Clippers that calls for a three-year negotiating period to build a state-of-the-art basketball arena.
