With a wave of 5 consecutive victories, Clippers quietly surpassed the Lakers to become the league's highest winning team with 11 wins and 4 losses. From the current point of view, the Clippers’ signings during the offseason seem to have won. Batum found a sense of the Clippers power forward position, averaging 9.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Card averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks , which helped the Clippers a lot on both ends of the contribution. The Clippers are already on track, but the back line is their weakest link in the championship.
US media broke the news that the Pelicans are currently interested in trading guard Lonzo Bauer, and the Knicks, Raptors, Mavericks, Clippers, Magic and other teams have become potential buyers of the deal. Lonzo Ball has the highest stats of his career this season, averaging 11.9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. His performance is very versatile. Ball's role not only reflects offense and organization, but he is also the league's best defensive point guard. One of , he can well limit offensive point guards like Schroder, Curry, Lillard in the playoffs.
US media "NBA Analysis Network" basketball expert Brett Siegel today suggested that the Clippers trade with the Pelicans, using Beverly plus the 2023 second round sign to exchange Ball. For the Pelicans, they have determined that the core of the future is Zion Williams and Ingram. Ball is not in their future plans. In addition, due to the arrival of Bledsoe and rookie Lewis, the Pelicans are behind. There are more options on the court, and Ball has the last year of his contract. It is obviously a good choice to trade him for Beverly with stronger defense and more experience in playoffs. In his ninth season, Beverley averaged 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and his 3-point field goal percentage was 38.3%.
For the Clippers,Bauer is the talent they need. Although he doesn't burst in scoring, Ball's style of play is similar to the 76ers' Simmons . He is better at defending and connecting teams, and his ball quotient is extremely high. Ball can pass the ball with one hand with both left and right hands. He is calm at critical moments and plays very selflessly. These styles are simply tailored by George and Leonard. The Clippers need a brain to control the organization, and they don't need Ball to have a strong offensive performance. If this deal is reached, George and Leonard do not need to worry about the team's tandem problems, and focus on both offense and defense.
At present, the strength of the Clippers and the Lakers is absolutely unique. Their lineup has stabilized. Bauer will make the Clippers even more powerful. Even Bauer’s Clippers are more powerful than the Lakers. Tough. Los Angeles city derby may be staged in the Western Conference this season, this time Leonard will waste the opportunity to win the championship?
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