Signing Paul Bill! Harden plays a huge role, Frank confesses affectionately

The Clippers formed an invincible lineup this offseason, and super scorer Bill was parachuted with an annual salary of 5 million, and then traded to solve the stubborn problem of the No. 4 position. Then on the backup point guard, Captain Paul returns. The Clippers have been armed to the teeth. Although the lineup is older, the Clippers can really create a perfect 10-man rotation in their various positions, and the veterans will not be very tired. We can only say that the Clippers renewed their contract with Harden for 81.5 million in 2 years and made a fortune.

Because it was Harden who solved the Clippers' death, he personally persuaded Bill to join, so that Frank dared to trade Powell for Collins. If Harden cannot convince Bill, the Clippers dare not take this step. Paul's signings were also approved by Harden, and Harden was also trying to resist the opposition and let the Clippers sign him. Clippers President Frank said this in a recent interview, and he talked about some details about Paul's joining.

Frank said that Harden had already communicated with Paul before he joined. The management then asked Harden for his opinion, after all, the two broke up in 2019 seemed to be in conflict with the outside world. But Harden used facts to prove that he and Paul have no conflict. Their only contradiction may be that they have different ideas. When fighting the Warriors, Paul hopes to speed up the fight, and Harden hopes to slow down the fight in position. After several years of polishing, Harden also understood that Paul was the most suitable teammate.

Frank said: "Our biggest goal this year's offseason is to renew Harden's contract. After completing this goal, Harden still played a huge role and he recruited Bill himself. This solved my big trouble. I am very grateful to him. He is such a selfless player. There is also Chris Paul. Harden had communicated with him before he signed the contract. I don't know what they talked about. But I asked Harden about introducing Paul. Harden and Leonard both said that Paul is the best candidate and must let me sign him."

From a realistic perspective, Harden's best teammate in his life is indeed Paul. These two people dragged the peak Universe to tiebreak. At that time, all teams in the league gave up against the Warriors and wanted to wait for their own disintegration, the light bulb combination gave people hope. Even if they didn't win the championship next season, the light bulb was the real uncrowned king. The two collaborated in 103 games with the Rockets, with a terrifying record of 81 wins and 22 losses, with a winning rate of up to 78.6%!

The Rockets retain a brain to lead the team on the court in 48 minutes. This attribute belongs to the Clippers next season. We can't say whether it was Paul's last dance. If Paul feels he still has oil on his body next season, it's possible that he will do it again. Bill will definitely only play at the Clippers with a low salary for one year, but Paul can sign a basic salary again. The most important thing is that the Clippers are not just trying to compete for the championship for two years. Frank still plans to sign the goal of letters.

The recent famous talker Bill Simmons and famous reporter Zach Lowe said that the Clippers had a contract with Zubac in 2027, and they had a way to use a maximum salary to dig up letters and use the Los Angeles market as bait. In 27 years, Harden was 38 years old, Leonard was 36 years old, and the letter was 33 years old. In fact, there is still a long window to win the championship. Harden is a point guard and his physical requirements are not that high. Normally, Paul still feels that he can continue until he is 40 years old, and Harden is not bad either. The Clippers are now rushing to these two season windows first, and they will win the letters for 27 years before signing Harden and Leonard back, and they can still rush back.