knows that the free market has been open for many days.
Since Durant applied for transactions, many people have focused on Nets . In addition, Lakers and Warriors are still paying attention to it, but also cannot be ignored. Clippers . Several operations in the Clippers' offseason can be said to be rich and powerful .
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1, 2 years 24 million renewal Covington
This renewal occurred after the end of the Clippers' season. Before Covington became a complete free agent, the Clippers directly sent Covington a contract renewal.
Last season, Covington was traded from Trail Blazers to the Clippers, and his performance was completely different:
—while playing for the Trail Blazers, he averaged 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 38.1%, and 3-point shooting percentage of 34.3%
—while playing for the Clippers, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 steals 1 .2 blocked shots, shooting percentage 50.0%, three-point shooting percentage 45.0%
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Covington was once considered one of the best 3Ds in the league, but his offense declined a lot during Timberwolves , Rockets, and Trail Blazers. After joining the Clippers, Tyron Lu seemed to have found Covington's instruction manual again, and he also earned a tens of millions of annual salary with this short highlight.
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2, 3 years and 33 million renewal Zubac
It is not surprising that the Clippers stayed Zubac. Last season, Zubac averaged 10.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 blocks , and scored and rebounds were career highs. also shot a 62.6% shooting percentage of . Zubac is one of the few centers in the Clippers' team and is also the player who has played for the longest time in this Clippers.
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The interesting thing about this operation is that Zubac still has a team option of $7.5 million this summer, but the Clippers gave up this ball option and directly gave the contract renewal . In this way, Zubac's salary can directly increase from 7.5 million to 10.2 million, which will make the Clippers pay more than ten million in extra luxury tax.
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3, 2 years and 13 million signed Wall
This is the only middle class in the Clippers' offseason this year, and it is fully understandable for Wall. Although Wall didn't play a game last season, in the previous season, Wall still averaged 20.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game in the game he played.
Wall can provide the Clippers with organizational capabilities, which is what the Clippers have always lacked. The only drawback is that Wall's shooting is still weak, with a three-point shooting percentage of 31.7%, and his real shooting percentage is only 50.4%. He needs to compete with Reggie for a starting position - no matter who substitutes, these two have the ability to become the best sixth man.
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4, 2 years 22 million renewal Batum
Clippers were expected to bring Batum back. Last season, Batum only held 3 million US dollars, averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting percentage 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage 40.0%, and real shooting percentage 60.8% .
Batum has made more than 40% of the three-point shooting percentage for two consecutive seasons. Now he has become a 3D forward with support capabilities . It is worth mentioning that Batum can still receive 9 million US dollars from Hornets next season, and he can get 20 million in a year.
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5, Kofi, 3 years 11 million
Kofi has played for the Clippers for 3 years. Last season he was just a two-way contract player, , but he averaged 9.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Clippers, and his efficiency is quite good, with a three-in-three shooting percentage of 45.3%/37.8%/86.3%, and real shooting percentage is 59.8%.
After signing the contract, the Clippers Basketball Operations President commented on Kofi: " He grew from a undraft to a reliable and all-round forward guard swinger . He is an important member of us, whether now or in the future, . At the same time, he has set an example for our young players, and his efforts have been rewarded. . "
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Summary, Wubi operations, none of them are renewed early. Although Harteng was also let go, the Clippers' offseason purpose is very clear, which is to retain the lineup, and at the same time, Wall was introduced to supplement the team's weak point guard link.
So far, the lineups that the Clippers can set up next season include:
—Guard: Wall, Kofi, Reggie, Kennard, Powell
—Forward line: George , Leonard , Morris Jr., Mann, Batu M, Covington
——Center: Zubac
Among the 12 people above, except for Wall, who is middle-class, Mann is also on the rookie contract (with 22 million in advance renewal), Kofi has 11 million in three years, and the annual salary of the other 9 people has exceeded 10 million.
, The Clippers' salary next season has exceeded 180 million, and the luxury tax exceeds 145 million, which adds up to 320 million US dollars - Ballmer is really willing to spend money. From Zubac's contract, you can see what it means to be rich and powerful.
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There is no doubt that this Clippers definitely have the strength to compete for the championship , but the premise is that Leonard and George can be healthy - injury has always been the theme of the Clippers in the past two years. Their lineup is really good, and they are only health-stricken from taking off.
