American media predicts the Clippers' lineup next season: none of the Big Four will be left, and Harden George will be sent to the East?

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2024-05-11 18:10Published in Guangdong

 For the past five years, the Clippers have been among the highest-paid teams in the league, and the luxury tax is staggering. However, the team's situation is not good, after reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2021, the next three years, either not making the playoffs or going out in the first round, are too far from the expected results.

Soon, the Clippers are moving to a new arena, so it's time to make changes to the roster. The American media FW predicted the Clippers' lineup next season: none of the Big Four will be left, and Harden George will be sent to the East?

Trade 1, trade Leonard to the Warriors, the plan is: the Warriors send Wiggins, Kuminga, Payton Jr., 2026 first-round, 2028 first-round, get Leonard

The Warriors wanted to bounce back, so they traded for Leonard to form a Big Four team again, which is expected to hit the championship, and it can be regarded as using Curry's final prime to do something. Wiggins is down, but his performance is relatively stable, and Kuminga is still on the rise, which can bring potential and make the roster younger. 2 first-round picks, I believe the order will be relatively high, and even lotto picks, so it is very valuable.

Trade 2, trade George to the Pacers, the plan is: the Pacers send Mathurin, Nesmith, McDermott, 2027 first-rounder, 2029 first-rounder, get George

Mathurin is a very promising guard and even has a chance to be the best sixth man, which will help improve the depth of the bench, and the two first-round picks may not be lottery picks, but they will also benefit the Clippers. Now that the Pacers have finished their rebuilding period, it is the stage of results, and with a veteran like George leading the way, I believe there will be a higher ceiling. And George himself made his debut with the Pacers, and the local fans still have a deep affection for him.

Trade 3, trade Harden to the Heat, the plan is: the Heat send Herro to get Harden and Hyland

This plan needs to be signed first and then exchanged, and it can only be carried out after the contract renewal with Harden, but I didn't expect that the trade value of Harden is already so low, and it will take an additional head to replace Herro. This season, Herro has averaged more than 20 points per game for the third year in a row, he is a quasi-All-Star, and at only 24 years old, he can become the team's long-term backcourt core.

In the end, FW believes that the Clippers should give up Willis, although his salary is low, it will hinder the growth of young people, and the Clippers will not be able to offer a bigger contract. Wei Shao's more ideal place should be the Pelicans or the Thunder, who can sign a contract of about 8 million, especially the Thunder, local fans will definitely not be able to give up their love for Wei Shao, and returning to the place where the dream began is undoubtedly the best ending.

After the reorganization, the Clippers' lineup will be as follows

Starters: Herro, Mathurin, Wiggins, Kuminga, Zubac

Subs Mann, Nesmith, Powell, Payton Jr., Coffey, Covington, Bitadze

Compared with before, there is no superstar, and it can even be said that it is a civilian lineup, but it will be full of vitality, almost all of them are young people, they all want to prove themselves, and they will be more daring to fight on the field. And the most important thing is the state of health, which will obviously be better. Before Ka and George went to the Clippers, they were also civilian lineups and could still make the playoffs. Coupled with the four first-round picks gained, the future of the Clippers will be fulfilled. Maybe after a few years of hibernation, the Clippers can attract superstars to join and then rise again.

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