A new love is coming? What is the opportunity for the Clippers and Bills to fit?

As expected by the outside world, the Los Angeles Clippers actually had plans for Bill's recruitment. They did not choose to sell Powell simply to avoid giving too high prices in the next contract. In fact, the series of operations of the Clippers is basically equivalent to indirectly exchanging Powell for Collins and Bill.

Putting aside the confusing buyout choice of the Suns, it seems too reasonable for the cooperation between the Clippers and Bills, perfectly combining at the right time, the right place, and the right players at the right price. During the Suns, Bill became a burden to the team with a huge contract containing overlord terms. But in the Clippers, he only needs to earn 5.3 million this season, and has become a good choice for great value. Especially considering that he is joining a senior team with excellent rotation depth and rich game experience, he is no longer the core candidate among the Big Three, but has become a supplementary link in a complete set of puzzles.

During the Suns, Bill's defensive weakness was completely amplified by the team's short staff and the short defensive players. Such a problem will no longer be a problem in the Clippers. Last season, the Clippers were the third-ranked team in the league in defense and strengthened Daluo in the offseason.

In such an environment, although Bill will not directly transform into a defensive sharp knife, he will definitely have a better advantage next season than last season's defense. After all, he will not be responsible for defense in the sluggish state of the whole team; in addition, behind him are Zubac and Daluo guarding the penalty area, plus a group of tall wings with excellent defense ability. On the offensive end, the Clippers are in a very ideal environment for Bills. To a certain extent, the models of partnering with Harden and Leonard, J are still very similar to those of the Suns, Booker and Durant, but from the perspective of player types, there is still a clear difference. The Suns' Big Three are a complete offensive trident, and in the Clippers, they can clarify Harden's core role in the ball possession.

With Harden or Paul taking control of the offense, Leonard still has the ability to attract double-teams, and Bill naturally has the opportunity to face misaligned defense. When he led the offense himself, the Clippers' cover system and peripheral space configuration also made him play much easier than before. Although it is not yet certain how coach Tyron Lu will arrange team rotation, combined with his previous flexible scheduling, this aspect can still be expected.

Looking back at Bill's career, he has never made the second round of the playoffs. At the press conference to join the Suns two years ago, Bill expressed his great expectations for working with two Hall of Fame players to compete for the championship, but unfortunately this time has not been done.

Now, he has the opportunity to start again. Compared with the Suns, the Clippers currently have the same intention to compete for the championship, and the lineup rotation is obviously more balanced than the Suns. This is Bill's opportunity and the Suns' opportunity.

From the perspective of the team's salary structure, most of the current choices of the team's president Frank still hope that the team can maintain long-term operational flexibility and is unwilling to excessively limit future opportunities. Apart from Zubac, no player in the team has a guaranteed contract after the 2026-27 season. Except for Leonard who had a contract of 50.3 million that year, the team's salary after this season is already very small.

Harden, Daluo and Batum all signed two-year contracts this summer. Harden was partially guaranteed in the second year, while Daluo and Batum were completely insured.

In the short term, the Clippers' goal is still the championship. From this perspective, it is naturally not surprising if Powell's deal for Collins is questioned. After all, Powell and Harden are the key two people who support the offense when Leonard is absent this season, and giving up Powell will inevitably lead to a vacuum in the team's offense.

But from the team's subsequent operations, it is obvious that the Clippers' choice is understood. This deal is to find opportunities for subsequent signing Bills. Now the Clippers have successfully obtained the former star defender at a low price, successfully filling in the scoring backcourt vacancy, creating a new lineup that is sufficient to challenge the Western powers at least in paper strength.

Even though this is a team with veterans and high health risks, from the perspective of lineup role composition, the Clippers have enough online organizational strength, shooting threats, outside defense, penalty area protection and lineup variability. As long as there is no accident, they can still pose certain threats in the West.

Unlike Powell, Bill did not come to the Clippers at his peak in his career. His usage rate last season was only 21.9%, the lowest level since the rookie year, and the Suns lost 8 points per 100 possessions when he appeared, which is quite unsightly.

missed 35 games in the season, and the proportion of shooting in the penalty area and the starting lineup has dropped significantly. There is still a long time to be moved out of the starting lineup. But even so, Bill's offensive efficiency is still online, with his real shooting percentage reaching 59.8%, and his three-point shooting percentage at the receiving end is still at 40.6%. His offensive restraint on the court still exists.

Combined with the team's situation last season, Leonard missed more than half of the regular season games, and the lineup lost the fighting power of stars like Paul George, but the Clippers still won 50 regular season victories by relying on defense and bench depth. Now, they are supplemented again on this basis, and at least they should be worthy of higher expectations than last season.

Collins has been almost forgotten in the Jazz, Bill has also been criticized in the Suns, and Dalow was abandoned because of the obvious decline in the Bucks. Three people who seemed to be abandoned can provide the offensive four-position system that the team did not have before, one filled the offensive vacancy that appeared after the trade, and the other made up for the team's lack of inside substitute rotation..

Previously, the Clippers had many successful cases of freshmen, Batum, Chris Dunn, Bogdan and others have regained their opportunities here, and Bill, Dalow, Collins and others have a chance to become a plot that continues to be staged.