Yesterday, on the first day of the NBA warm-up game, the Clippers lost to the Lakers 81-87 and lost the first game of the warm-up game. The Athletic reporter Sam Amick interviewed two senior officials in the league, and they all have a common prediction: the Clippers will make big moves this season, Lou Williams and Patrick Beverley are two Clippers players who are likely to be traded away.
“The Clippers have to send Lou Williams away (after the end of the season, his contract will expire),” a senior said. “They finally talked about the chemistry problem, so Lou-Will still made me feel in this team. Surprised, Beverley is still there, which surprised me. I think they will make those changes. I can’t imagine Lou-Will and Beverley will stay in the Clippers for a long time. I think the Clippers enter the draft and free agent market, I tried to make a deal (send them away), but they haven’t been able to complete it yet.”
In the 2019-20 Western Conference Championships, the Clippers were turned over by the gold nugget in a 3-1 lead. It is reported that the lack of good chemistry in the team was one of the reasons for the collapse. That defeat also led the Clippers to change their coach and make some adjustments to Shangrong. It now appears that Lou-Will and Beverley are likely to be the next group of members to leave the team.
“Lou-Will and Beverley, there are some rumors about them,” another senior said. “I think the Clippers will trade them because there are still conflicts in the team. But Beverley’s contract is not so easy to send away. Second. Point, I doubt that they will be very cautious on the issue of whether to trade Lou-Will, because Lou-Will can still cause problems for opponents on the court… With my knowledge of Clippers and owner Ballmer, I think he will be more aggressive , Try another big move.”
Lou-Will is 34 years old. Last season, he averaged 18.2 points, 5.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He is the super sixth man on the bench, but on the defensive end is also the team’s loopholes.
As for the 32-year-old Beverley, who averaged 7.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game last season. Previous reports indicated that Kawhi Leonard wanted the team to replace him with a real point guard. If the Clippers’ record at the beginning of the season does not meet expectations, they may speed up the pace of the transaction.
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