Simmons most improved player

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Bobby Simmons, who is expected to be introduced Thursday as the NBA's most
improved player, is the latest Clipper eligible to jump ship. But unlike
Elton Brand and Corey Maggette two summers ago and Quentin Richardson last
summer, he'll be an unrestricted free agent July 1. If he signs elsewhere,
he's gone.

Keeping him in the fold tops the Clippers' summer to-do list.

"It's a very high priority, as far as I'm concerned," Coach Mike Dunleavy
told a small group of reporters Monday. "I'm hopeful that he's happy here,
that he's enjoyed playing with the Clippers and wants to stay."

Cast adrift by the Washington Wizards two summers ago, Simmons was signed by
the Clippers to a two-year, $1.575-million contract.