LOS ANGELES (CBSsports.com) The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t skip a beat this offseason without a full-time general manager, and the team has decided to fill the void by promoting from within rather than hiring an outsider.

The Clippers announced the promotion of Gary Sacks from director of player personnel to vice president of basketball operations on Tuesday. In so doing, the Clippers solidified a three-man basketball operations brain trust that also includes president Andy Roeser and coach Vinny Del Negro.

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