David Kohan could not believe when he awoke to a record number of text messages congratulating him on the Clippers’ acquisitions of George and Leonard (13th Vision/Twitter).

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David Kohan, along with his friend Max, created the long-running hit comedy series Will & Grace. But the Emmy Award winner is also one of the biggest Clippers fans we know, and boy was he excited to preview the upcoming season in Clipperland, one which he believes will be “the year.” Boasting the likes of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and a deep supporting cast, the Clippers are primed for a breakthrough season. Coincidentally, Will & Grace just made a big announcement of its own: the show will be ending after one final season. Following the Clippers discussion, David touches upon that as well as his sister’s stellar TV series, Orange Is the New Black. Some special clips (Clips?) have been excerpted below:

4:15-4:26: “I thought for a second when Chris Paul was joining the team, ‘Well, this is about as good as it’s gonna get as a Clipper fan.’ But I was wrong. This is about as good as it gets.”

7:36-7:43: “Suddenly, it felt like we were frontrunners, and I’ve never felt that way as a Clipper fan before.”

11:40-12:07: “More than anything, If Jerry West is there, I feel like he’s a magician. There’s no greater architect of a team. There’s no one whose imprimatur means more than Jerry West. … His instincts are always right. It’s uncanny to me. So, it’s like, ‘In Jerry we trust,’ right?”

12:55-17:09: “Last year, as a fan, was my favorite year. It was my favorite year, I think, ever, in all the years of being a Clipper season-ticket holder. What Doc [Rivers] did with that group and just the character of that group, I loved that team. I really did. It was such a satisfying season to me. … You really got the sense, unlike years before, they all played for each other, that they genuinely cared about each other, that they enjoyed playing together, and that they were locked in defensively most of the time. … They really did seem to be giving their best effort, not caring who carried the scoring load, everybody had their roles which were clearly defined. There was energy and passion and intensity. … The Lob City teams, there always seemed to be more talent than cohesiveness.”

26:14-28:14: “People talk about the Clippers’ health and the health of their two superstars with Kawhi’s quad and Paul George’s shoulder, but the Lakers, I think, are in a much more perilous situation. … That team doesn’t quite make sense to me as currently composed. They don’t seem balanced.”

30:46-31:46: “Looking back [on Will & Grace’s run], I guess more than anything, [what stands out is] how special it is to work with those four actors, because I actually think they’re the best at what they do. … There’s a whole confluence of things that has to come together in order for something to work. But one of the things that I really appreciated during that gap between the first run and the second run was just how good I had it working with those four actors. I really feel like whatever you write, they elevate it. They make it better than you thought.”

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Music: “Who Likes to Party” by Kevin MacLeod.