Here comes! The first signing! Is the Clippers still saved?

Everyone knows that the Clippers' season is over.

In the regular season, the Clippers, led by Harden, scored 50 wins and 32 losses, which was far beyond the expectations of major veteran media after Leonard missed most of the season. In the playoffs, the Clippers really won the draw. They faced the Nuggets in the first round and if they broke through the first round, they had to face the Thunder. The top two seeds in the West were drawn by the Clippers, which also destined that they would find it difficult to go far.

From the perspective of overall strength, the Clippers and the Nuggets almost played 55, but unfortunately, the key G4 made a fatal mistake and were eventually defeated by Gordon. This is basically the turning point of the series. In the next three games, the Nuggets finally won the tiebreak with their absolute advantage in youth, size and rebounding.

But elimination does not mean the end of the Clippers. The Clippers' lineup is still competitive, especially considering that the team does not rebuild the chips, the Clippers are more likely to continue to strengthen on the basis of keeping the lineup complete.

This is also confirmed by the plan revealed by the Clippers' president. He said that the most important task in the offseason is to retain Harden. Harden currently has a one-year, $36 million player option, and the Clippers will work hard to finalize a new long-term contract with him.

Clippers Record Law Murray discussed the team's offseason trends on the podcast program. He said Brogdon is worthy of attention, and he also believes that Ben Simmons is not expected to stay in the Clippers.

Brogden played for the Wizards in the 2024-25 season, with an annual salary of $22.5 million, and he will be a full free agent this summer, and the Clippers may regard him as his number one target.

"I think Brogdon will be the Clippers' first choice signing target," Murray said, who almost completed the (about him) deal before, and I think if Brogdon was bought out after the February trade deadline, the Clippers would definitely consider signing him like they would consider Ben Simmons. ”

Brogden is very good in his healthy state. He has won the 2017 Rookie of the Year and the Sixth Man of the Year in 2023. He played 463 games in his career (average of 29.1 minutes), averaged 15.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, shooting percentage of 46.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.8%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.4%.

He only played 24 games due to injury, averaging 23.5 minutes of playing time, contributing 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. His output in unit time is still very guaranteed.

The biggest shortcoming of the Clippers' lineup is the substitute, which is already very obvious in this year's playoffs. Almost no one is available on the bench this year. Bogdan introduced has declined in its form, far from meeting the team's expectations. In the end, 37 was the one who helped the team to hit the bench. Batum, 2019. If he can grab Brogden in the free market, it will definitely be a reinforcement for the Clippers' substitute. Harden can also get more rest next season to accumulate strength for the playoffs. In addition, Ben Simmons, who was abandoned in the playoffs this year, will find it difficult for the Clippers to keep him unless he can accept the price of the basic salary, and Simmons will inevitably seek better opportunities.

Judging from the current preliminary prediction, the Clippers will not break the team. Their performance this season has exceeded expectations, and the team has reason to continue to invest in strengthening on this basis.

But unfortunately, Harden is 37 years old and Ka Ka is 35 years old next season. Both of them are no longer at their peak. Looking at the entire NBA history, such an age combination has never had a successful team formation case.

So there is really little time left for the Clippers