Is it hard for George to stay? The American media suggested that the Clippers bring in Harden's friend group Big Three, and Paul may also come

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2024-05-28 11:37Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

As the playoffs go deeper, many teams have begun to look at the offseason, and the busiest team this offseason may be the Clippers, they have to rush to the new arena next season, and many of the team's cores may face departure, in addition to the small card, Harden is a complete free agent, George and Wei Shao are both on player option contracts, whether they will continue to work together for a year, or part ways, it is difficult to say.

Is it hard for George to stay? The American media suggested that the Clippers bring in Harden's friend group Big Three, and Paul may also come

However, judging from the news that is coming out now, George may most likely leave the team, because George wants the last long-term contract with the highest salary in his career, but the Clippers have said that they cannot give George a bigger contract than Leonard, who previously agreed to a three-year contract of 152.4 million with the team. This is not a super maximum salary, but it is very suitable for Xiaoka, his attendance rate is low, and he may have about 3 years left in his career.

But George is different, although George also has some glass attributes, but he is healthier than Xiaoka, his career will be longer, and of course he also wants to get a bigger, longer contract extension. The reason the Clippers didn't give George a big contract was because they thought the team boss was Leonard, so George shouldn't have a bigger contract than him. But the reality is that George has contributed more to the team, and so far in his career with the Clippers, George has more appearances, total points, rebounds, steals and assists than the small card.

There is a high probability that the Clippers will force George away if they do this, but even so, if the Clippers can keep Harden and introduce a suitable star, they will still be very competitive, and everyone has seen in the playoffs that Harden is still able to lead the team to win, he is just a lack of physical fitness in the next few games, the team is too dead to rely on him, and there is also a lack of suitable helpers, this season's Clippers, to be honest, if it weren't for Xiaoka's injury, it might be them who will enter the Western Conference finals now.

Therefore, the Clippers want to maintain the team building strategy of Harden + Leonard + a star, they still have a chance to play well, in this case, the American media also gave the Clippers a move, before the bleachers analyzed the most ideal reinforcements for each team, and they also talked about the Clippers, in the case of George may leave, if the Clippers can bring in DeRozan, they think this deal will keep the Clippers competitive for a long time.

First of all, DeRozan's ability is online, although he is 34 years old, but he is a technical flow player, and his mid-range projection is the top in the league, he can share the offensive pressure on Harden, although DeRozan's defense is not as good as George, but he is stronger than George in scoring stability, Azan can average 24 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game this season, with a shooting rate of 48%, a three-point shooting rate of 33%, and a strong key ball ability, and this season he almost won the best key player.

Secondly, DeRozan and Harden have a very good relationship, the two are small, if DeRozan is taken, Harden looks at his good brother, and the team is very competitive, then he is likely to stay, the current Harden is no longer worth the super top salary, it is estimated that he will get a contract of about 27 million, the same as Lowry and Paul in the last years, but Harden still has a lot of gas in the tank now, and can lead the team forward.

In addition, according to Stein of the Athletic, the Clippers are interested in bringing back veteran Paul, and they are also interested in Lowry. The reason why the Clippers are interested in the two is mainly because they want to continue to be competitive, and everyone has seen how bad Wei Shao played in the playoffs, he has no shooting ability, and the opponent directly released him after he got the ball, so it also affected the team's offense, although Paul and Lowry are old, but their projection is fine, and they have better court control ability, and can be used as a substitute for Harden.

Although Paul still has one year on his contract, the Warriors will definitely not execute the contract, after all, Paul's annual salary next season is as high as 30 million, and the Warriors' salary pressure is very high, they are considering re-signing with Paul, or sending him away as a trade chip, Paul's transaction value is not much, Paul averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season, he can only play the role of a backup point guard, but is it too premium for a backup point guard to hold 30 million?

It is even less likely that Paul will take a salary cut to stay with the team, after all, Paul is at this age, and he must want to go to a team with championship strength, compared to the Clippers are obviously a better choice than the Warriors, so Paul may also come.

It can be said that the competitiveness of the Clippers next season is still no problem, but it is still very difficult to win the championship, after all, now Jokic, Doncic and other young stars have played at a supergiant level, and they have the strength to dominate the league. And if George leaves the Clippers, he will most likely return to the East, as for whether to join the 76ers, Magic or return to the Pacers, these are all possible, of course, Clippers fans still want him to stay with the team.

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