Although they are both in Los Angeles, fans have completely different feelings about the Clippers and the Lakers. Paul George, who played for the Clippers for five seasons and joined the 76ers in the offseason, said after leaving the Clippers that playing for the Clippers was like playing for the Lakers' second team, and fans' love for the two teams was different. The reason for this is that the Lakers have a deeper foundation on the one hand, and the best star in the league, LeBron James, plays for the Lakers on the other.

Back to the 2019 offseason, the Lakers failed to make the playoffs because of LeBron James' mid-season injury, and the team wanted to find a qualified helper for James in the offseason. Among the players who have scandals with the Lakers, in addition to Anthony Davis, who will join the Lakers in the future, there is Leonard, who just won the championship with the Raptors. After breaking up with the Spurs, Leonard was traded to the Raptors. Although he successfully led the team to win the championship, the Raptors were in the cold Toronto, and Leonard decided to leave the Raptors. Los Angeles, the city with the most commercial value, has become Leonard's first choice.

In the end, this was considered a conspiracy premeditated by Leonard's team. Leonard joined Paul George to join the Los Angeles Clippers. After the Lakers failed to pursue Leonard, they completed a trade with the Pelicans to get Anthony Davis. In his first season with the Lakers, Anthony Davis helped the Lakers win the championship. Although this is the only championship he and James have won with the Lakers, it is of great significance to Anthony Davis. From 2019 to the end of this season, the Clippers' best result was only the Western Conference Finals. The combination of Paul George and Leonard has never reached the ideal height of the team due to injuries.

The gap between the Clippers and the Lakers is getting bigger and bigger, not only in terms of lineup strength, but also in terms of traffic and attention. Because of LeBron James, the Lakers have always been the most watched team in the league, not only the Clippers, but any team can't compare with it. Once there is a rumor that a player has left the team in the trading market or the free market, the media is willing to link him with the Lakers. And those players who want to prove themselves are willing to join the Lakers, and they are looking at the Lakers' exposure.

For the Clippers, the good news is that they will move to a new arena in the new season, and they will no longer have to share the same arena with the Lakers. The bad news is that the team lost Paul George in the offseason, and the team's strength has been greatly reduced. The Lakers in the same city selected LeBron James' son Bronny James in the draft, and the attention has risen again. In terms of strength, the Lakers have lost to the Nuggets for two consecutive years. The Nuggets were weakened in the offseason. Compared with the Clippers, the Lakers are more likely to go further in the playoffs.

In terms of attention and team strength, the Lakers have more advantages. If the Clippers want to be better than the Lakers in the same period, they may have to wait until LeBron James leaves the Lakers before they have a chance.