On July 2, Beijing time, the NBA free market has been opened, in which Ball has never seen anyone watch the video as strategically as James, and does not let go of every detail. Congratulations, Xiaoka, the Los Angeles Clippers have reached two important reinforcements, Paul George has officially left the team, and owner Ballmer will trade All-Star guard Wei Shao, I have to say that Tyronn Lue is really very lucky, and there are still people willing to follow.
According to the latest report from Woshen, the Los Angeles Clippers, who chose to use small cards and James Harden as the core of the team in the next few seasons, moved very quickly after the free market opened, reaching two important reinforcements. It should be emphasized that the first reinforcement is to use a two-year $70 million contract to renew All-Star guard James Harden, at least to keep the combination of Xiaoka and the former, and the second transfer is to use a three-year $30 million contract to sign Derrick Jones Jr. to grab people from the Dallas Mavericks and strengthen the depth of the forward lineup.
It is worth mentioning that after the renewal of James Harden and the signing of Derrick Jones, the Los Angeles Clippers also ushered in a bad news, that is, the second leader Paul George officially left the team and chose to join the Philadelphia 76ers, the Eastern powerhouse Philadelphia 76ers, with a four-year contract with a maximum salary of $212 million, and joined the first center Joel Embiid and young star Maxey to form a new Big Three lineup to impact the championship of the new season. And Paul George's departure means that the Los Angeles Clippers Big Three will break up like this, and as for the championship declaration, it is a joke.
You must know that in addition to George's departure, owner Ballmer's reinforcement has not stopped, because Westbrook chose to exercise the option to continue to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers, which is not in line with the former's future plan, so in the near future, the latter will be sent away in exchange for suitable chips and other role players. Joining the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2023-2024 season, Wei Shao played a total of 68 games, averaging 11.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Now, with the Los Angeles Clippers reaching two important reinforcements, renewing the contract of All-Star guard James Harden, and signing Derrick Jones, the purpose is very simple, one key moment can lead the team to win, and the other plays a certain role in the process of the Dallas Mavericks reaching the finals, so this hundred million dollars is still worth spending, and Paul George was not taken seriously, so he announced his official departure and teamed up with the first center Joel Embiid. It should be noted that the owner Ballmer does not intend to keep Wei Shao, so he wants to trade him, and it is clear that the future of this veteran is very slim.