I definitely wouldn’t trade any of these guys just to lessen our depth (wouldn’t give kennard up for a 1st round pick). In theory, if Gobert get’s disgruntled (or it just isn’t working in minnesota), trading MM, Mann and Reggie for Gobert would leave us with the perfect roster to have Kennard in (starting line up of PG, Kennard, Batum, Leonard and Gobert with a bench of Wall, Norm, Amir, Roco and Zu). I lean towards keeping Kennard over the guys we send out in that trade due to his combined young age and long length of contract.

If we don’t get a trade opportunity like that or some smaller version of that, I think we keep our depth and wait for an opportunity like that. Our guys are bought in and seem to understand the situation really well. It’s one of the best parts of having a great organization.

I wish PG would just focus on defense. If he just committed to being the best wing defender in the game, he would be able to rely on that and feel good about that even on nights when his shot isn’t falling. In reality thought, I feel like his defense follows his offense, both of which can spiral in either direction.

PG might have the hardest job on the team, between the loads he carries on both ends and the fact that he has to lead the team when Leonard is out. I just wish he owned that challenge instead of slinking back into some bad habits. While I can excuse not always finishing inside, the sloppy passing and crappy body language on D is inexcusable. Let’s hope he brings it as the number 2 behind Leonard. Honestly, though, I’m not optimistic about that.

Worst case scenario: “John Wall ball” works better on the second unit and leave Reggie with the starters for more familiarity.

Still feels like I would like to see him playing more limited minutes, and really asking him to push tempo nearly every possession. Didn’t like a lot of possessions with him walking the ball up the court.

Wall definitely is like a juiced up Bledsoe. So much bigger and felt like has a better handle. Bled was solid at just going north south and driving into the paint, but with Wall it feel like he’s so much more of a threat at actually making a shot. Getting 9 FTA is probably not going to happen every game for Wall, but that is definitely where is game shined in this one.

I know it’s just one game, but still gives me a lot of confidence in Wall. I still don’t think Wall is going to be like the best starting option for the Clippers, but he definitely showed some stuff in this game to like and makes me feel like even if he’s not a starter, he’s going to be getting significant playing time, which I had my doubts about before this game.