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—The Times’ Mike Bresnahan reports the Lakers were privately fuming over the Clippers landing Chris Paul.

—The Times’ T.J. Simers argues the Lakers are still better than the Clippers. But the Clippers may be more exciting.

—The Times’ Broderick Turner explains how the Clippers landed Paul.

—The Times’ Bill Dwyre argues the Clippers turned a corner as a franchise for landing Paul.

--The Times’ J.A. Adande belives the Clippers become a different franchise. 

—The Orange County Register’s Kevin Ding explains how the Paul trade eases Derek Fisher’s mind. 

—A panel of ESPN writers debate Lakers- and Clippers-related topics. 

—Fox Sports was there to capture the initial reaction from Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan when they learned the Clippers acquired Paul. 

—Sports Illustrated’s Zach Lowe argues the Clippers are contenders.

—ESPN Los Angeles’ Brian Kamenetzky wonders what the Lakers should do next after failing to acquire Paul. 

—ESPN Los Angeles’ Ramona Shelburne credits Griffin for the Clippers acquiring Paul. 

—Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears wonders if the Clippers are better than the Lakers. 

—The Daily News’ Elliott Teaford sizes up what Josh McRoberts could bring to the Lakers. 

Tweet of the Day: “Has anyone predicted the 2011-12 Lakers will be a lottery team yet? If not, I’d like to call dibs.” — sportsguy33 (ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons) 

Rick Friedman Reader Comment of the Day: “Bynum and Gasol is a VERY formidable front line to boast in your starting 5 line up. However, Gasol is turning 31 soon and relying on Bynum to play 70 to 80 games a year is a HUGE risk. I love Bynum’s game and attitude, don’t get me wrong. BUT we have a legit chance to bring the greatest center/athlete in the league to our team to play alongside Kobe.. and he’s only 26! ” — Brian Bubrick

—Mark Medina