Comments on: What Else is Needed in the Clippers’ 2024 Offseason https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.19 By: clipperchuck https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59303 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:19:05 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59303 Clippers are DeRozan’s preference, could do a John Collins and DeRozan 3 team trade (Coffey, Russ, PJ, Brown and Bones to the Jazz, Norm to the Bulls). Would work for all teams involved and DeRozan could get a 3 year 66 mil type deal.

SG – DeRozan/Mann
PG – Harden/Dunn/Porter
C – Zubac/Mamba
PF – Collins/Batum
SF – Kawhi/DJJ

Would only need a 3rd C (Kai Jones meh, bring back Theis) to round out the roster. Lots of wings in this case so Kawhi, DeRozan and Harden (and even Batum) can get rests days quite often.

]]> By: CrossRoads https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59292 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:57:50 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59292 Saw the Bridges highlights and liked it a lot.
Clips will be all the more athletic with him on board, DJJ, Dunn.
They are wired for better defenses and more physicalities both ways. Expecting more drives to the basket and cutting plays instead of the default 5 out, ISOs, and 3 pointer offenses so well read by opposing teams with ease.
Harden should have a field day with his lobs / assists.
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]]> By: Robert Flom https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59291 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:40:30 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59291 Kai Jones post is up

]]> By: KingAlfonse https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59290 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:41:03 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59290 Sorry, rebounding near double digits is absolutely still “a good rebounder”. Was he an all-world rebounder? No. I don’t even disagree w/ some of your criticism but it’s nitpicking him on something he was “good” at overall. As others have pointed out DJ also became a monster on the boards which allowed Blake to emphasize it less. The “his rebounds were just really X” doesn’t change the fact that they were, in fact, rebounds. Whatever you’re ideal of a perfect rebound is or how they’re secured doesn’t change what constitutes a rebound.

]]> By: Nathan Walpow https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59289 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:53:43 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59289 I think I read that Kai is injured and won’t be able to play in Summer League.

]]> By: osamu6238 https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59288 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:07:29 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59288 Yea, I think a Simmons argument would be that you’re not winning a title with Norm, and if he’s not in your long term plans as far as brining back after this contract is over, why not take a gamble on someone else with higher upside.

I think 99% chance Norm wins you more games than Simmons does but also a 99% chance that this team without any other significant move doesn’t win a championship.

If Simmons gets a new start and is HEALTHY, do you take that 5% chance that he’d be an improvement to your team? Obviously I think you’d have to go through all the medicals, and stuff, and maybe the Nets don’t even want to give up on him at this point. Just always felt like a potential lottery ball if you can get him right again.

]]> By: John Maclean https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59287 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:03:23 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59287 Other than tiny puffs from Cleveland there isn’t any smoke with regard to Miles Bridges. If he were just going to return to Charlotte I think that would have been done by now. Won’t be surprised if he ends here after all. He can play the 4 but he’s only 6’7″—which would be ok if he was deadly from deep—which he isn’t. Michael Cage may end up being prescient on this item.

]]> By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59286 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:27:24 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59286 Oh actually yea, after reading Shams tweet again, he said it “gives him a chance to compete for a roster spot” so I guess he’s not on the 15-man yet.

]]> By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59285 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:24:04 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59285 Yea I probably would’ve rather brought him in than Kai.

]]> By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/what-else-is-needed-in-the-clippers-2024-offseason/#comment-59284 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:20:28 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=20580#comment-59284 Oh man he’s been in the running for “worst contract in the league” that I didn’t even realize he was expiring. I guess that’d make the risk significantly lower, but it depends on what the goal is – if the goal is to actually win more games this year, I can almost guarantee that Norm would be better at that. If the goal is to try to rehab him and if you’re successful then get a head-start on re-signing him, or to open up more salary cap sooner, then sure, I could see bringing him in.

Personally, I’d rather trade Norm for WCJ or John Collins, but I can see the rationale for Simmons.

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