A classic among classics, the Global Franchise Preview is ready for the customer of the day. Head to the Los Angeles Palms today, with an insider review of a team that could play basketball next June if all goes to plan. Come on, let’s go for the preview of Lakers Clipper.
What happened last season
Without Kawhi Leonard and with Paul George limited to just 31 games, many teams would have left the season to focus on the next. Not the Clippers 2021-22. Despite the injuries, despite the absences, Tyronn Lue’s team gave absolutely everything, including chaining the comebacks of madness and fighting every night regardless of the players on the ground. The final result? 42 wins in total, eighth place in the West, all to end with … two short losses in the play-in tournament, the second without Paul George. Cruel because if there is a team that deserved to participate in the Playoffs, it is the Clippers. However, Ty Lue’s team laid solid collective foundations for the upcoming campaign and even managed to strengthen during the season by recruiting Norman Powell and Robert Covington (versus Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow and Keon Johnson) on deadline.
The summer market
- They leave : Isaiah Hartenstein, Rodney Hood, Jay Scrubb
- They are prolonged : Robert Covington, Nicolas Batum, Ivica Zubac, Amir Coffey
- They arrive : John Wall, Moussa Diabaté, Moses Brown
Fairly decent market with the Clippers. Owner Steve Ballmer instead stretched dollars to support his core, extending Robert Covington ($ 24 million over two years), Nico Batum ($ 22 million over two years) and Ivica Zubac ($ 33 million over three years) . We also note the arrival of John Wall, who will want to relaunch with the Clips after a white season in Houston, and the departure of Isaiah Hartenstein who accidentally brought some services into the Californian racket last season.
The 2022-23 Clippers roster
- Heads : Reggie JacksonJohn Wall, Jason Preston
- Rear : Norman Powell, Terance Mann, Luke Kennard, Xavier Moon, Amir Coffey, Brandon Boston Jr.
- Ali : Kawhi Leonard, Paolo GiorgioRobert Covington
- Forwards : Marco MorrisNicolas Batum, Moussa Diabaté (bidirectional)
- Pins : Ivica ZubacMoses Brown
In orange the expected appetizers, according to the famous sources close to the file
Are we potentially ahead of the best NBA roster? The question is legitimate given what the Clippers offer on paper. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as the leader, behind a super deep team, in other words, coach Tyronn Lue has a real war machine in his hands. You can definitely point out a lack in Ivica Zubac’s reserve position (the team’s only 7-footer with Moses Brown, who is still not sure if he will make the final roster), but there are enough people in the frontcourt to fill that. And then we’re in a winger / winger league today, and at this level it’s hard to get more complete than the Clips roster. We will particularly look at the battle for the position of incumbent leader, where Reggie Jackson is undoubtedly the favorite but where John Wall will undoubtedly have a say. Marcus Morris should stubbornly start ahead of Nico Batum, even though the two can line up in smaller ball formations as well.
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Los Angeles Clippers Salaries 2022-23
TTFL: Clippers players to watch
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
Kawhi and Paul George only scored 31 games last season, but here they are back, much to the delight of the TTFL players. We no longer present the Fun Guy, a monster of efficiency and versatility. He certainly remains in black and white but we have no doubt that he will do the dirt quickly enough. As for the PG, even in a truncated season like last year, he proved once again to be one of the big names in the TTFL with an average of 24 points – 7 rebounds – 6 assists. Just be careful with cargo handling this season, he could play tricks on you.
Infirmary: update on injuries
When we look at the Clippers infirmary, four names stand out. Kawhi Leonard, for starters, he had an empty season following surgery in July 2021 for ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. She took advantage of her long forced absence to work on her body and gain muscle mass. She says she feels in good shape and is gradually returning to parquet. Norman Powell meanwhile, he got injured in his second game with the LAC and missed two games with patellar tendonitis (patellar tendon) in his left knee. Positive result at Covid in January, he was then excluded from eight games. Two weeks after his return, he fractured the medial sesamoid bone in his left foot and missed twenty-three games. Shall we make a chain? In early December 2021, Jusuf Nurkic landed on the right elbow of Paolo Giorgiocausing him to sprain his ulnar collateral ligament. The injury was deemed minor and he returned after five games, but an MRI eventually revealed a torn ligament. They then he skipped forty-four games and said he was back better than before, thanks in particular to the increased dexterity of his left hand. At the end of last October to finish, Marco Morris he retired for fifteen games due to pain in his left knee. This knee continued to hurt him until the end of the season. The summer rest should have allowed him to leave it behind.
What goals this season?
No need to cut corners, it’s the NBA title. It has already been three years since the Clippers recruited Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, now is the time to take control of the Western Conference and go high. There is everything in store to be the best team in the Big League. It remains to find the best possible balance to maximize this group as talented as it is deep, but this is the work of Tyronn Lue.
Of course, to hope to fulfill their ambitions, the Clippers will have to arrive at the Playoffs in good health. We know that Kawhi and PG are not monsters of durability, Leonard is even back from a white season. If the latter will therefore perhaps need some time to adapt before regaining all the sensations of him, the All-Stars duo will have to increase in power as the regular season progresses to be in top form in the spring. . If so, sailboats will be able to look any team in the eye.
The publisher’s prognosis
“54 wins – 28 defeats. 3rd place West.
After a transitional injury-related season, the Clippers will return to the front row under the leadership of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The two stars, although they should be spared from time to time during the regular, are back to getting dirty and behind Ty Lue has a plethora of options in his rotation. He is talented, he is super deep, he attacks, he defends, there is a lot of experience, in short, there is everything it takes to become the most competitive team in the entire NBA. There is more than the other would say. “
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So much for the Clippers preview for this NBA 2022-23 season. Aside from the questions we may have about the sustainability of the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George duo but also about the production of John Wall after a season without playing in Houston, the Los Angeles team seems armed to the teeth to go all the way. year. Was Kawhi Season 4 – PG the right one?
