The first person in the Clippers left the team is confirmed? The general manager expressed his direction of signing and made every effort to renew Harden and Batum

On May 7, as the NBA playoffs deepened, some teams that were eliminated in the first round had already held a season summary press conference, indicating the team's future operation direction. For example, the Clippers and the Rockets accepted media interviews and talked about their future operations. The news from the Rockets was that General Manager Stone hoped that Van Jordan could stay in the team. Van Jordan's team option contract, and the two sides negotiated until the end of June to discuss whether to execute. The draft meeting ended at the end of June. The Rockets can consider the subsequent operations based on the draft situation.

If the Suns' first round pick really won the talent of the top three picks, then the Rockets may choose to continue building a team around their young players. After all, they have won another talent at the cornerstone level, so they may choose to execute Van Jordan's last year's contract, after all, Van Jordan can set an example for young players. Stone also expressed that the team hopes to renew Adams' contract. Adams is a free agent in the offseason and he has provided great help to the Rockets. Stone revealed in an interview that Adams also wanted to stay at that time.

The renewal of the Clippers is more worthy of everyone's attention. After all, they still made it to the playoffs when George left the team this season. If it weren't for the substitute's firepower was not outstanding, they might be able to cross the Nuggets and even make the championship. The strength of these strong teams in the West is too close. We cannot think they are not good just because they were eliminated in the first round. Teams such as the Clippers and the Lakers who were eliminated in the first round may enter the Eastern Conference if they were put in the East.

The Clippers also faced contract renewals during the offseason, such as Harden, Batum and Simmons. The team's general manager Frank also responded to this issue, saying that the team's top priority this summer is to talk to Harden about his player options contract and make other subsequent arrangements based on their decision. Harden was first introduced as the third core, but this season he has been the team's first attacker most of the time.

Harden has the ability to break out of the contract and sign a three-year, 150 million contract extension with the team during the offseason. Although Ballmer is not short of money, Frank also said in an interview that the team will not bear high luxury taxes in the next two seasons, and they will keep their salary space flexible to facilitate better operation. So I think they may let Harden choose to cut his salary partially, and I guess Harden will agree, after all, he is very comfortable playing here.

Then it is Batum, who has a one-year player option contract of 4.9 million. I think even if the Clippers give him a contract, he will jump out of the contract and sign a 1+1 contract. After all, Batum is 36 years old and is more of a substitute rotation role in the team. He probably will still get a contract of about 5 million. Batum has a high ball quotient and is very comprehensive. He can play a value in the team system, and it is a wise choice to keep him.

At the season press conference, Frank also talked about the team's signing plan during the offseason. He said: The team must strengthen. The West is too wild. We will use the free market to meet the needs of the team. Before our free agents are settled, it is still difficult to know the team's specific and accurate needs. However, the help from the frontcourt is very important to us, and we also need to get an organizer. His meaning is clear, lacking qualified substitute centers and substitute point guards.

In fact, the Clippers still have players in this area at the beginning of this season, namely Kevin Porter Jr. and Kei Jones. These two were sent away on the trading deadline. Everyone has probably seen Porter's performance in the Bucks and Jones' performance in the Mavericks. If Frank does not send them away, perhaps the Clippers' substitutes will be stronger. The reason they gave up these two was because they got Simmons, and they reached an oral agreement with Simmons.

Simmons has organizational skills. He used to be a point guard. He has a center height of 2.11 meters. He can play No. 1 position on the offensive end and No. 5 position on the defensive end. This is why the Clippers value him. Unexpectedly, Simmons' performance after joining was very eye-catching and had no effect on the offensive end. In the playoffs, Tyron Lue was completely disappointed with him and finally chose to abandon him. It can be foreseeable that the Clippers will not renew his contract in the offseason.

Today, the US media also predicted Simmons' next season: the Celtics first, the Knicks second, the Cavaliers tied for third, Guangdong Hongyuan tied for fourth with the 76ers, and Melbourne United fifth. It is directly predicted that it will come to the CBA. To be honest, Simmons' performance in the playoffs, he probably won't be a star even if he joins the CBA. He is just a blue-collar player, but his top defense can indeed help the team.

The Clippers team has Ballmer, the richest boss in the league. They are not short of money. The reason why the team chooses to maintain the flexibility of salary space next is mainly because they think that if they can get big-name stars, the team can chase them with all their might, not to save money. Having said that, what do you want to say about the Clippers? Welcome to leave a message for consultation.