The Los Angeles Clippers have prioritized re-signing Darren Collison, who opted out of his contract early in the offseason.

"You know our first guy, I'll be honest, is one of our guys that opted out," Doc Rivers said. "He's a little guy. That's very important for us."

The Clippers are expected to reach out to Collison's representatives at the outset of free agency.

The Clippers are also expected to try to upgrade their small forward position and Rivers has been trying to trade Matt Barnes.

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to pursue Trevor Ariza, according to sources.

Ariza won the 2009 NBA championship with the Lakers.

Ariza is also expected to receive interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Clippers and Phoenix Suns.

Ariza averaged 14.4 points for the Washington Wizards this past season and told the Washington Post that he hopes to re-sign with the team.

The Los Angeles Clippers intend to decline the 2014-15 team option on Willie Green, with a plan to release him before his deal becomes fully guaranteed, a league source told RealGM.

A dependable and useful reserve for the Clippers this past season, Green averaged nearly five points to go along with 1.4 rebounds per game. He played 55 games and proved reliable despite fluctuating playing time.

Green has spent the past two NBA seasons in Los Angeles. The Clippers had to decide on Green’s option before free agency and had leaned toward not picking it up, and the organization remains interested in re-signing him.

Green, 32, has averaged 8.5 points and 1.8 rebounds over 11 seasons.    

The Los Angeles Clippers haven't ruled out pursuing Carmelo Anthony who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Anthony and Chris Paul have long been close friends, with Paul making an infamous speech at Anthony's wedding about the two playing together someday.

There were trade rumors involving Blake Griffin for Anthony several months ago that were flatly denied by the Clippers.

The Los Angeles Clippers have had discussions about the possibility of acquiring LeBron James, though they expect him to eventually re-sign with the Miami Heat.

Doc Rivers, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations and coach, and his staff are doing their due diligence to make the team better and would consider moving All-Star power forward Blake Griffin along with others in a sign-and-trade deal to get James, according to the officials.

The Clippers could consider sending Griffin and Jared Dudley or Matt Barnes to Miami to get James.

The Clippers wouldn’t mind trading DeAndre Jordan, Jamal Crawford and either Barnes or Dudley to the Heat for James, but the team knows that would most likely be hard to do.

“The Miami Heat does not think he’s leaving,” one official said. “Miami thinks it’s a ploy by James to make the team better.”

The Clippers could also conceivably create enough cap space to sign James by trading away Jordan and another contract without taking back salary.

Tyronn Lue has accepted a position with the Cleveland Cavaliers as associate head coach.

Lue was previously an assistant coach under Doc Rivers with the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics.

Lue was a finalist for the Cavaliers' head coaching job that was given to David Blatt.

Danny Granger and Glen Davis plan to opt out of their contracts for next season with the Los Angeles Clippers

Davis was slated to earn $1.4 million while Granger was scheduled to receive $1.36 million.

Granger likes the Clippers' winning culture and is hopeful to re-sign if he and the team can reach terms on a new deal. Davis is expected to test the free agency market.

Alvin Gentry has agreed to a three-year contract to become the associate head coach on the Golden State Warriors' staff.

The Warriors are expected to double the salary that Gentry had with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Gentry and Steve Kerr have ties dating back to their seasons with the Phoenix Suns.

The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly exploring the possibility of creating enough cap space to sign LeBron James should he explore leaving the Miami Heat.

The Clippers could create cap space by trading away DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford, while unloading Jared Dudley by attaching a future first round pick.

James is close friends with Chris Paul and those two would form a new Big 3 along with Blake Griffin.

There have previously been reports that the Heat could be amenable to a sign-and-trade if Griffin were to be traded.

James may elect to opt-in for the 14-15 season, which would allow him to have more options while seeing if the Heat can make one more run as currently constructed.

The Los Angeles Clippers are considering hiring Lawrence Frank as an assistant coach.

Frank was the lead assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets at the start of last season until he was reassigned.

Frank has five seasons and $5 million remaining on his contract and any salary they pay him would be "offset" by what he's still owed by the Nets.

Frank and Doc Rivers previously worked together with the Boston Celtics.