Recently, Ibaka joined the Clippers for $19 million in two years, with the player option for the second year. According to a report by reporter Michael Scotto, before that, the Raptors had offered Ibaka a contract with an annual salary of $12 million, and the latter still chose to join the Clippers. Ibaka once said that he wants to go to a team that has the strength to win the championship, so it seems that his team is confident that the Clippers will win the championship, but Ibaka is not enough, the Clippers also need a center!
last season's Clippers, it is the darling of the media, in the eyes of the favorite to win, because Leonard and George joined the Clippers. In fact, the Clippers are very clear in their hearts that the team last season was far from the level of winning the championship. This is just a media hype, because the inside team has not been strengthened. But the fans believe it. In the eyes of the fans, the Clippers are the favorites and the biggest obstacle for the Lakers to win the championship. The result was a joke, the Clippers were overturned by the Nuggets, and then fans began to mock the Clippers. But all the media are responsible. If the media does not hype, the Clippers will not "collapse"!
The Clippers management knows what they need. The inside team was turned over by the Nuggets because of the lack of inside team strength. The Lakers are terribly strong inside, so the Clippers' primary goal during the transfer period is inside. This time they sold and signed Ibaka, who is a traditional inside player with outstanding defensive ability. And just last year with Leonard to win the Raptors, Ibaka also wants to go to the Clippers, he also wants to take one more ring to retire. So rejected the Raptors contract and joined the Clippers. But Ibaka is just a power forward, and the Clippers also need a center forward to partner with Ibaka!
Before the Clippers, there were also rumors about the introduction of Ibaka and Gasol, but unfortunately the Lakers succeeded in cutting Hu, but the Clippers failed to do so. It seems that the Clippers still need to find new targets!
