Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement - scroll for more content
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Law Murray: As expected, the LA Clippers will be guaranteeing Kris Dunn’s contract for the 2026-27 NBA season
Keith Smith: Players who have contract guarantee triggers today: 🏀Cam Christie - LAC: full at $2.3M 🏀Kris Dunn - LAC: full at $5.7M 🏀Kyle Filipowski - UTA: full at $3M 🏀Kam Jones - CHI: full at $2.2M 🏀Leonard Miller - CHI: full at $2.4M 🏀Svi Mykhailiuk - UTA: full at $3.8M
Damichael Cole: Jahmai Mashack mentioned Lu Dort, Kris Dunn, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday as players he watches. He said shooting is the biggest thing he wants to improve this summer, and he has a plan to do that.
Advertisement
“They understand he’s a Hall of Famer,” Clippers guard Kris Dunn told The Athletic of Kawhi Leonard. “The first thing (Leonard) told (Mathurin) was, ‘Yo, you’re good! This is part of your growth.’ And to see something like that from a Hall of Famer, somebody who’s playing at an exceptional level this year, to be able to give Benn that type of confidence to let him know don’t worry about it, that shot is gonna come again, you’ll be prepared … I thought it was major. “And that shows the step right there. Like, OK, he’s taking another step in the leadership role.”
Justin Russo: Kris Dunn’s $5.7 million contract next season becomes guaranteed if he makes All-Defense. Asked Tyronn Lue about the responsibility of making sure guys have that opportunity to reach incentives: “He’s gonna be guaranteed regardless. ... As long as I’m here, I want KD.”
Kris Dunn’s $5.7 million contract next season becomes guaranteed if he makes All-Defense. Asked Tyronn Lue about the responsibility of making sure guys have that opportunity to reach incentives: “He’s gonna be guaranteed regardless. ... As long as I’m here, I want KD.” pic.twitter.com/cm9uZjy3BX
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) March 24, 2026
Kawhi and T-Lue think you should be on the All-Defensive First Team. What do you think? Kris Dunn: “What do you think?” It doesn’t matter what I think. It seems like it, but you’re the one playing. Kris Dunn: “It doesn’t matter what I think, either. There were times that I felt like I did a well job defensively. But at the end of the day, whoever votes for the award, votes for the award. So I don’t really try to get into that. But I’m very appreciative of my teammates for Kawhi and T-Lue to advocate for me. “I don’t really try to get into that stuff and the voters. I’m just appreciative of the front office, T-Lue and my teammates. They know what I bring to the table. I just try to keep doing it each and every night.”
What would the honor mean to you? Kris Dunn: “It would mean a lot to me. I take pride in defense. Each and every night, I love guarding the best players. It gets my blood going. It just does something for me. So to bring that back home to my family, especially with what we went through in my career, it would be a super honor.”
You and Luka Doncic have had a thing going… Kris Dunn: (Interrupts) “Oh yeah. Absolutely.” What’s up with all of that? What do you make of all that? Dunn: “I think it’s just friendly competition, honestly. He’s a really good player. I know he’s a really good player. So my goal is to make his job hard. He talks smack. Everyone knows that. I love it, honestly. People think I get irritated, but I actually love it.”
Advertisement
What does he say? Kris Dunn: “To be honest, I don’t know. I really don’t know. But I love it, honestly.” He didn’t take kindly to it. From his perspective, he thought you were doing stuff that was crossing the line. Dunn: “Luka said that?” Yeah. Dunn: “I have no idea. If that’s what he wants to go with, that’s fine. There’s things. Whatever. If that’s what he wants go with, then that’s fine.”
Farbod Esnaashari: Ty Lue on if Kris Dunn should be All-Defensive First Team: "That's a no brainer. He should have been last year."
Justin Russo: Tyronn Lue, to @BSieman postgame about Kris Dunn: “A winner. Whatever it takes to win. Tonight, he had 16 and 7. Some nights he might have 0 and 0. But the way that he affects the game ... whatever you need him to do, he’s gonna do.”
Joey Linn: Kawhi Leonard says Kris Dunn should be All-Defensive First Team: “He’s been great all year, even last year, I think he for sure should be First Team All-Defense this year. I’m not sure what the requirements are, I know he didn’t make it last year because of minutes or something like that. Hopefully he’s hitting those minutes because he’s for sure gonna get a First Team or Second Team. I think he’s for sure, the way I’ve been seeing him play since last year and this year.”