The NBA has been plagued by the pandemic recently, with new players triggering the league's health and safety agreements every day, and the league has made some changes to this end, giving more difficult exceptions and shortening the quarantine period to avoid insufficient manpower. The Clippers are also in constant trouble, and the core of the team, Paul George, has been injured again, casting a shadow on their prospects.
George has performed well this season, trying his best to fulfill the core task of the team, leading the team to rank in the top eight in the West. George can average 24.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2 steals per game, but due to the high usage rate, his efficiency is not high, only 48.4% of the effective shooting rate. Unexpectedly, at this time, George reported the tearing of the ligament in his right elbow, and he needed to wait 3-4 weeks to re-evaluate, and if he needed to undergo surgery, he might have to be reimbursed.
George is injured, Leonard's injury is a mystery, and now the Clippers haven't mentioned any of his comeback timelines or how his injuries are. However, in recent days, the Clippers have posted the team's core Leonard recovery training photos, which can be seen that Leonard is very focused and seriously training, but it is only some recovery training at present, and there is no ball training, and it needs to be slowly recovered. Now I really don't know when Leonard will return, the Clippers are still very mysterious about this, and I hope that he can return as soon as possible.
Today's Clippers are too difficult to rely on, and it becomes Reggie Jackson, Morris Jr. and Kennard, but fortunately, the team and head coach Tyren Lu, he can always bring magic. The playoffs have been turned over many times, and the key to their good results this season is defense, giving up 105.3 points per 100 rounds, ranking fourth in the league. But these players alone are still difficult to hold, and the US media FW at this time for the Clippers to provide a 3-for-1 deal plan, let them pursue the Rockets' John Wall.
The deal is for the Clippers to send Kennard, Bledsoe and Ibaka, and John Wall from the Rockets.
This plan is a gamble for the Clippers, after all, Wall has not played a game this season, and his form is really uncertain. Among the chips, Kennard has performed well this season, averaging 11.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and shooting 44.3% from three-point range. The other Bledsoe and Ibaka can choose to send them away, and their decline in form this season is still obvious. If George really can't play again, then the Clippers can really try it, after all, the team has nothing to look forward to, it is better to have a Big Three feeling.