Clippers News: The 12th All-Star Returns

On July 22, three news came out of the Los Angeles Clippers. Friends who care about the Clippers will take a look.

The 12th All-Star Return

Today, the "God of Point Guard" Chris Paul, who was rumored to be a hot topic in the offseason, finally came to an end. In the end, the veteran chose to return to his former club, the Clippers. In an official statement, the Clippers announced that the team signed Paul with a one-year, $360,000 veteran minimum salary contract. Paul, 40, has played in the NBA for 20 seasons, won 6 steals and 5 assists, 11 selected for the Best Team, 9 selected for the Best Team, and 12 selected for the All-Star. From

From 11 to 17, Paul played for the Clippers, transforming the team from a bottom team to a competitive and spectacular "Air Connection City". He reached the playoffs every season, three of which reached the Western Conference semi-finals. At the same time, Paul himself has also achieved considerable personal honors and data. Paul has been selected into the All-Star three times in 6 seasons, 5 times in the Best Team, and was selected into the Best Defensive Team for 6 consecutive years; a total of 7674 points (6th in team history), assists 4023 (1st in team history), steals 902 (2nd in team history), and three-pointers hit 618 (5th in team history). It can be said that no matter from any perspective, Paul is the greatest star in the history of the Clippers. His fallen leaves will definitely arouse the excitement and resonance of countless people.

For Paul, today is different from the past. It is difficult for him to get enough playing time in this Clippers. He must let go of his pride of the past and accept the present with a better and more positive attitude. Even if he cannot play, he hopes that he can play the role of a good leader off the court and in the locker room, and encourage his teammates to keep moving forward. For the Clippers, Paul can play the role of the team's second-line commander and organizer, so that Harden can have more chances of rest and breathing, and Paul can bring improvements to the team's spiritual attributes, which can help the Clippers win more anxious games.

Bill's joining insider was revealed

Not long ago, the Clippers announced that the team signed Bradley Bill, who was bought out by the Suns with a two-year special case of $1,100,000. Today, Brett Siegel, a reporter from the US media "ClutchPoints", reported the inside story of Bill joining the Clippers. In fact, the buyout agreement between Bill and the Suns reached an agreement as early as early July, but because Bill was going to finalize the next company, it was delayed until mid-July. At the same time, Siegel said that the Lakers, Warriors, Bucks, Heat and other teams have also joined the Bills' battle, especially the Bucks promised that Bill would be the team's second second choice after Antetokounmpo in the new season, but Bill finally chose the Clippers after weighing the pros and cons.

Siegel revealed that in addition to Los Angeles, a big city full of traffic, attention and off-site business opportunities, attracting Bill, the Clippers promised to start and partner with top organizer Harden in the backcourt also had a huge influence on him. At present, the Clippers are indeed the next one that is most suitable for Bill. Here, he not only has the hope of re-selling dazzling data and saving his career reputation in Phoenix, but also has the opportunity to win the championship. I also hope that Bill will not let down the expectations of the Clippers, and the new season will become an important push for the team to move forward.

Overall age is worrying

During this offseason, the Clippers frequently operated, first signing high-quality substitute inside Daluo with a two-year contract; then obtained Collins who could eat and shoot through three-party transactions; then grabbed Bill in the buyout market; now he signed Paul, and the Clippers' rotation lineup was officially finalized. The main players are Harden, Bill, Leonard, Collins and Zubac; the substitutes are Paul, Dunn, Bogdan, Jones Jr., Batum and Lopez the Big. In addition to being full of star flavor, this lineup is very competitive in both the starting and the substitute. Both lineups have excellent organizers, scorers, defensive players and inside gates.

However, there is another very cruel reality in front of the Clippers, that is, the team is too old overall. Among the 11 major rotations, 8 were older than 30 years old, and 4 were even older than 35 years old. Compared with major Western Conference opponents such as the Thunder, Rockets, Lakers, Mavericks, and Timberwolves, the Clippers look a bit like the Sunset Red team. In other words, the Clippers' fault tolerance rate is actually not high, because there are many veterans in the Clippers. As the season goes deeper, physical strength is likely to occur; and due to the frequent schedule, it is inevitable to be attacked by injuries. It can be foreseeable that the new season is a year full of opportunities and challenges for the Clippers. It depends on whether these veterans can withstand the pressure and reach the top strongly in adversity.