On January 13, Beijing time, according to the "open-air stand" reporter Jack Fisher reported that the executives of many teams in the league expect the Clippers to be willing to discuss all player trades except Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Terrance Mann. Some executives said that "they will give up this year and hit the championship again next season, so most of their players are open to trading." ”
They'll consider trading marcus Morris because Mo Jr. has a certain deal value that the Clippers can trade for younger assets or cheaper contracts and then reinforce again this summer.
In addition, Jack Fisher also said that the player that the Clippers will inevitably send away at the trade deadline is Sergi Ibaka, Ibaka also needs to pay a salary of 3.1 million this season, the Clippers can get 3.3 million compensation in the transaction, as long as the contract of 9.7 million is traded, the Clippers can save 40 million luxury taxes. Thunder, which has a lot of salary space, is most likely a trading partner.
Ibaka has not performed well this season, averaging 16.4 minutes per game, 6.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.46 blocks, shooting 47.5% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range, he has completely lost the starting position, and it does not have much effect in the second team, and it makes sense for the Clippers to clean him up.
Clippers owner Ballmer is a $10.1 billion super-rich man, but he also wants to save on luxury taxes. A word of money can not be made like this, George and the little card to the Clippers for three years, they want to champion without a championship, to the Western Championship without the Western Championship, last season The small card also suffered a major injury to the forefing ligament tear, George this season's elbow ligament tear, the team obviously has no possibility of winning the championship. What to do with Mo Xiao in 4 years 64 million, Kennard 4 years 64 million, Bledsoe 4 years 70 million, Reggie 2 years 2016 million?
Paul George suffered a torn ligament in Youzhou, and the previous report was a review in 3-4 weeks, but the Clippers also made a plan that George would miss all games this season. Kawhi Leonard's comeback is also questionable, as the recovery period for a major fork tear injury is 12-18 months, and it was previously said that his comeback this season was an optimistic view, but medical experts believe he is unlikely to come back. So the Clippers' dual core may be reimbursed for the same season.
George 4 years 176 million, small card 4 years 176 million almost locked in the salary space, there is no possibility of winning the season is given up is also a matter of course, Ballmer's money is not blown by the wind.
Text/Yan Xiaobai