As the schedule progresses, the situation in the Western Conference playoffs has become more and more confusing. The Timberwolves were staged by the Nuggets to chase two after two in the first two cities, and the series between the Mavericks and the Thunder also fought to a 2-2 tie in the alternating lead, and the battle between the two groups of Tianwang Mountain was about to start.
While the outside world is excited about the intensity of this round of the series, few people pay attention to the original favorites Clippers, who have almost completely disappeared after the first-round exit, and the few reports are only about the Clippers' contract extension with George, and the future of the Big Three has become the most concerned topic for fans.
In fact, for the Clippers, this season can almost be said to be the closest they have been to the championship in the past six years, but they didn't grasp the opportunity, Leonard's active avoidance, George's continued slump, the Clippers were able to fight with the Mavericks in the first round to 2-4 out, Harden contributed a lot, if it wasn't for his hard work in the first few series, waiting for the Clippers is very likely to be swept away, I thought that going to Los Angeles to join forces with Capepper and Wei Shao to form a Big Four can be one step closer to the championship, but I didn't think that Harden looked away again, one of the two cores takes money and doesn't do things, and the other just wants to get a high salary, and his only remaining peak will be squandered.
It is worth mentioning that after the Clippers were upset in the first round, some media publicly said that if Leonard was not injured, a healthy Xiaoka would definitely lead the team to the Western Conference finals. In all fairness, we have heard these words too many times in the past six years, the Clippers are the most promising year every year, but Leonard can't guarantee his health every year, and the only time in the West is that George leads the team with a single core, so it seems that the real thigh of the Clippers is George, and Leonard is the second leader.
is such a player with a black history of taking money and not doing things, the Clippers management willingly renewed his contract in advance in the middle of the season and offered a three-year contract with a maximum salary of 149 million, which means that the average salary of Leonard in the next three seasons is about $50 million. While the offer wasn't over-the-top and even below the market for his stats and influence, consider that Leonard spent almost the next few years managing his load, except for his arrival at the start of the 2019-20 season, and even failed to play in the team's final game for four consecutive seasons.
But with such a blatant rotation, the Clippers did not exchange for a healthy Leonard, but George relentlessly stated that he would play the full season if the team needed it. It is also the professionalism of being in the double core, in line with the perspective of being responsible for the team, George is more qualified to be the leader of the team, Leonard can barely be regarded as the second leader, after all, the former is really good in the team's crisis moment, on the other hand, the latter is holding up the exemption card, and he is not even willing to see the team on the last journey. Although there is no way to completely avoid physical health problems, it is too chilling to be reimbursed and refuse to play like Leonard, you must know that Harden can be said to be running for you to run for the championship, and now it seems that it is better to stay with the 76ers to accompany Embiid and Maxey.