Whether the Clippers have a turnaround this season is of course related to whether the Cacho group can make a comeback, and the Clippers fans have waited for good news recently. Recently, Batum was interviewed by "First Team", saying that he hopes to make a comeback after this year's All-Star Weekend or in early March. Whether they can come back depends on the Clippers' moves on the trade deadline.
On the show, Batum said he hoped Card Jr. and George would make a comeback after All-Star Weekend or in early March. He revealed that Little Card is training hard to try to make a comeback as soon as possible, but he is not sure about Little Card's prospects this season.
Jr. suffered a partial tear in the right knee ligament in the second round of the 2021 West End, and then George led the Clippers to the West Finals for the first time in history; this season George single-core led the team. But in the game at the end of 2021, George suffered a torn ligament in his right elbow and also fell sadly.
So far this season, George has missed 22 games and the Clippers have lost 9-13. Now that the Clippers are 9th in the West End with 23 wins and 25 losses, it is inevitable that they will have to fight for a playoff spot through the playoffs, and may even miss the playoffs, after all, the Clippers are only four wins ahead of the 11th-place Pelicans.
In fact, whether Little Card and George will make a comeback this season also depends on the Clippers' operation on the deadline. At that time, the Clippers are mainly to save money, replace the available people in the team, or try to go further, introduce stars, or create conditions for the introduction of stars in the offseason, will be fully seen in the eyes of Xiaoka and George. If the Clippers had focused on the offseason or next season in advance, the Cacho duo might not have made a comeback this season; if the Clippers still had ideas this season, the two of them would have made a comeback this season.
So far this season, the Clippers have become one of the most destabilizing factors in the West End. (Supine Braces/Hairy)