All teams in the NBA offseason are actively reinforcing, news headlines are firmly occupied by the Nets and Lakers, and news around Westbrook, Irving and Durant is flying around, attracting a lot of attention. But there are also teams that quietly "make a fortune", that is, the Los Angeles Clippers of Ballmer, the richest man in the NBA. The Clippers can be said to be the big winner in this year's NBA free market, the core main force is not less, but also received consecutive contracts and signed strong reinforcements, the former "small broken ship" has been transformed, becoming a "spaceship" for the whole league to tremble for!
Since the start of the NBA free market, the Clippers have reached a large number of signings very quickly: 2 years 24 million to covington, 3 years 33 million to sign Zubac, 2 years to sign 13 million to Wall, 2 years 22 million to renew Batum, 3 years to renew Kofi. The Clippers fourteen-man roster is also released, including 9 people with annual salaries of more than 10 million US dollars, Paul George and Leonard both have annual salaries of up to 42.5 million US dollars, the Clippers' current total salary has reached 192 million US dollars, plus the super luxury tax of 145 million US dollars, the total cost of the Clippers next season will reach a staggering 337 million US dollars!
Ballmer, the first richest man in the NBA, has spent thousands of dollars, and the only goal of "Spaceship" next season is only the NBA championship. Recently, Clippers head coach Tyrone Lu said bluntly in an interview: Ballmer spent $337 million to build a "spaceship", it is impossible not to win the championship! Indeed, the Clippers, with such an ultra-luxurious lineup, would be a huge failure if they couldn't win the championship. Since the Los Angeles Clippers joined the NBA in 1970, they have not won the NBA championship, and ballmer has always taken winning the championship as the only goal of the team after he bought the Clippers in 2014!
So, how luxurious is the Clippers, who are healthy next season? Let's start with the Los Angeles Clippers starting lineup for next season: John Wall, Powell, Paul George, Leonard, Zubac. Next season, the Clippers' starting lineup has an extremely terrifying scoring ability, and we roughly estimate it according to historical data: Wall averaged 15 points per game, Powell averaged 20 points per game, Paul George averaged 25 points per game, Leonard averaged 25 points per game, Zubac averaged 10 points per game, according to the NBA ball weighted index analysis, the minimum "consumption" of the starting five people per game can reach an average of more than 80 points per game, if everyone says that this is acceptable, then plus the Clippers' bench lineup, it is really invincible!
More luxurious for the Clippers are the bench: Mann, Reggie Jackson, Kennard, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington. The Clippers' strongest five-man lineup on the bench, five players averaging at least 10 points per game, plus Batum and Kofi, who are averaging 10 points per game on the bench, the bench lineup can also contribute about 45 points per game, plus the starting lineup averaging 80 points per game, then next season's Los Angeles Clippers average offensive points per game, conservatively estimated to be more than 125 points!
You know, the record for the highest average in NBA history was set by the Nuggets in the 1981-82 season - averaging 126.5 points per game. That said, next season's "Spaceship" is likely to be the second most offensive team in NBA history, and may even surpass the Nuggets and set a new record in NBA history. Just looking at the powerful attack power of "Spaceship", it is enough to sweep the whole league, and many fans can't help but ask: How will this game be played next season?
The only thing that may stop the "Spaceship" from moving forward next season is injury, in the past three years, as the Clippers' two core Paul George and Leonard, are injured, only played 109 and 133 games respectively, less than the league's first "glass man" thick eyebrows, more ironically, as los Angeles city rivals, the Clippers in the past three years as far away to the Western Conference Finals stage, the Lakers have won an NBA championship. Next season, if Ballmer's $337 million "spaceship" still can't win the championship, is it time for the head coach Tyrone Lue, who released the rhetoric today, to take the pot again?
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