The Clippers' performance this season has been a big step back from last season, and the impact of this has a lot to do with Leonard's truce. Now the US media has exposed the fierce news, Leonard's team and the Clippers on the issue of whether he can return in the playoffs, and this disagreement is even more dissatisfied with each other. If the Clippers don't handle it properly, leonard is likely to leave the Clippers as he left the Spurs.
The Clippers' emphasis on Leonard is definitely the top of the league. Since signing Leonard, the Clippers have built a brand new team around Leonard, and in order to allow Leonard to recuperate, the Clippers have not forced Leonard to return. However, this season, Leonard has not played a single game, and it is precisely because of his absence that the Clippers lack a core point at the key moment of the game, resulting in a sharp decline in the team's record.
Leonard's current "stalemate" with the Clippers is very similar to what happened when he played for the Spurs. In the 2017-18 season, Leonard and the Spurs had a disagreement over injuries and contracts, and Leonard's team believed that Leonard should rest assured of his injuries and protect his next contract. However, the Spurs' team doctor had no problems with Leonard's injury, and the two sides went farther and farther. Finally, in the summer of 2018, the Spurs traded Leonard to the Raptors.
Although Spurs coach Popovich is known for his strict management of the army, he is very tolerant of his disciples, like a strict parent, who is extremely demanding of you on the surface, but he is very fond of you in his heart. On leonard's issue, Popovich could have kept Leonard and waited until his contract expired before leaving the team on his own, but for Leonard's future, Popovich finally chose to trade. It was Popovich's release that allowed Leonard to win the championship in his first season with the Raptors, but Spurs fans were always dissatisfied with Leonard's approach, and whenever he returned to the Spurs home, he would encounter huge boos.
As the head coach of the Clippers, Tylen Lu has a very good relationship with the players, but in terms of governing the team, Tylen Lu is more demanding of the players, especially for the team's thorns, Tylen Lu never rubs sand in his eyes. When he was coaching the Cavaliers, Tylen Lu directly pointed out James's shortcomings in training and games many times, and it was Tylen Lue's strict requirements for the team that allowed the Cavaliers to reverse the championship when they were behind in the 2016 Finals.
Although the Clippers are missing Leonard this season and George has been on a long suspension, the Clippers have not become a fish-belly team. Thanks to the efforts of a group of role players, the Clippers still qualified for the playoffs, and Tyrone-Lu's tactical adjustments made the Clippers have a good resilience in the game. This season, the Clippers have been behind by 20 points and finally reversed to win the game, ranking first in the league and being the league's deserved reversal king this season.
With Tyrone Lue in the game, the Clippers will obviously not repeat the spurs' old path, and Leonard will eventually choose the best way to compromise with the Clippers for his future and reputation. It's just that for the Raptors, this undoubtedly confirms their suffering again. Even though Leonard helped the Raptors win the championship, Leonard was ultimately unable to renew his contract with the Raptors, and the Raptors became his transition team to Los Angeles.