Today, the Philadelphia operation won the game, they won the Heat forward Martin for 4 years and 40 million, and then officially announced that George had joined, with a 4-year $212 million maximum salary contract. It is worth mentioning that Philadelphia chose to sign George directly with space, rather than signing and then trading with the Clippers. This means that the Clippers didn't even get a trade exception, which is equivalent to sending George away for nothing. On the contrary, Philadelphia won hemp, prostituted George for nothing, and signed Drummond.
Then Oubre and Eric Gordon also joined, and Philadelphia exploded. Not only did they solve Embiid's problem as a backup center, but they also hoarded perfection on the front line, and they were already rich. In contrast, the Clippers got nothing, DeRozan signed and then traded for the Kings for 3 years for 76 million, and Bridges returned to the Hornets for 3 years for 75 million. What is equal? The Clippers used the loss of George to gain space and take Jones, Batum and Porter Jr., among others.
We certainly can't say that the Clippers have gotten stronger, and George is also an All-Star forward. Now the Clippers are left with nothing left to pick up the rags, and because of the addition of Zhuangshen, Philadelphia decided to cut backup center Paul Reed, who is on a non-guaranteed contract next season. Reed was drafted by Philadelphia in '20 and played 215 regular season games over the next three seasons, averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13 minutes per game while shooting 55.5 percent from the field.
To be honest, the Clippers should hurry up and grab Reed, although Philadelphia doesn't want it, but at least it can strengthen the Clippers' weak interior line. If it were too late, Reid wouldn't have been. In the '23-24 season, Reed averaged 7.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. If the Clippers can sign him, he will be the perfect backup for Zubac. Although the height is a little shorter, it is 2.06 meters. But Reed has a good ability to eat cakes, is not slow to move, and is excellent at rebounding.
The most important thing is that Reed and Harden have a close relationship, and when they were in Philadelphia, Reed and Harden worked together very well, which can be called the combination of Capela in the past. In last year's semifinals against the Celtics, Harden let go and scored 45 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists on the road in Boston. Reed scored 10 points and 13 boards in that game against the Green Army, and finally Harden led the team to win in Boston to steal the home-court advantage. Although Philadelphia was reversed 3-2 by the Green Army and missed the Eastern Conference Finals, Reed's performance was also remarkable.
Yes, the Clippers are getting Bamba. But it's useless to say anything. Bamba is tall and has long arms and can shoot from three-point range. But the problem is that the ball quotient is very low, and it is not possible to play with the talent of Wembanyama. Bamba basically floats and shoots three-pointers, and the interior defense relies on physical instinct to interfere. At the same time, the body is thin and there is no way to block and dismantle, which has no effect on Bamba in the sense of the Clippers. This is also the reason why from the Magic to the Lakers to Philadelphia is obviously missing an inside line, but Bamba has been watching the water cooler.
The Clippers will still have Zubac as their starting center, and that's not going to happen. Last season Theis was too short and Plumlee was too slow. None of them were able to share the pressure for Zubac, and now Reed was the best option. He can help Zubac last 15 minutes, and the Clippers will basically count on Harden to lead the regular season next season. It's hard to say whether Leonard's injury can finish the regular season and enter the playoffs healthy, and the Clippers need to configure a useful lineup for the Clippers as much as possible, otherwise the Clippers will be in danger.