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State of a franchise
Here we
are the middle of week 13 and the Clippers in a literal free fall at time of
writing on a 6 game skid, whilst still currently reasonably and comfortably in
a western conference play in spot. And atop the Pacific the Phoenix suns and
Sacramento Kings are on a mission and catching up rapidly.
With 29 games
left in the 2022/23 season the schedule does get a little easier going from
opponents played .503% to .471%
The problem
here is the Suns only a handful of games behind have an even easier run home
@.455% and the Kings just behind with a schedule strength of .461%
Its going to be
tough to hang on, that said the Clippers remain quietly confident in achieving the
goal they placed on them selves to start the season of Play-in�s and Division
champions.
What we won�t
do to achieve our future goals is make rash moves that are to the detriment of
future success. What we value right now is cap flexibility heading into the
2023/24 draft.
The Core of the
team is taking shape with 5 future picks in the war chest too add to the
foundation of the team.
There were
talks of trades recently, but they have cooled off and moved to the back burner
with any franchise defining decision�s to be completed most likely in the post
season.
THE CORE
Centre
N/A
Dwight Powell sits
on the roster as the only genuine center, which isn�t really an issue
specifically due to the fact he is an expiring contract and not likely to
feature in the 2023/24 version of the Los Angeles Clippers. With the Centre
position fairly easily replaceable by the next 7� free agent / draft pick
Power Forward
Paolo Banchero $11,055,020 (Rookie Scale)
Tari Eason $3,359,180 (Rookie Scale)
The Power forward position looks like it is well
taken care of for several years with both Paolo and Tari the shiny new additions from the
past draft a little more contentious however is the future of PJ Washington on
the Clippers roster.
Small Forward
Trey Murphy $3,206,640 (Rookie Scale)
Jalen Williams $4,341,480 (Rookie Scale)
Trey and Jalen
Williams are without a doubt the future of the Clippers wing position both
extremely versatile offering slightly different skill sets that compliment each
other nicely.
Corey Kispert while
considered a valuable piece and a previous season lottery pick looks as though
could be the odd man out moving forward. And has recently been a topic of
discussion on the trade front.
Duncan Robinson
is clearly a bad contract, and one the Clipper will have to sit on for a while,
there is hope he could return to form after injury set backs
Shooting Guard
Bennedict
Mathurin $6,586,800 (Rookie
Scale)
RJ Barrett $10,900,000 (4yr ext.)
Bennedict and
RJ isn�t a terrible Shooting guard 1, 2 punch to have on the roster, and hopes
are high that Bennedict can keep taking strides toward stardom in the coming
years. RJ the more senior of the two is viewed as a definite starter though
more likely at the lead guard or small forward spot.
Recent trade
requests have been made for the young star however nothing that will see him
move any time soon.
Point Guards
Ayo Donsunmu $1,563,512 (RFA)
Pretty sad situation
for LA at the point guard spot, Ayo the only recognized point guard and still
not good enough to earn starter minutes ahead of the part time PG RJ Barrett.
That said Ayo
is still part of the current core until a suitable replacement becomes
available whether that be through Draft, Trade or free agency is yet to be seen.
Cap situation
Cap flexibility
is the goal moving forward and heading into next season free agency / draft
period, I am well aware as of right now the Clippers are simply making up the
numbers. While a play in spot would be a huge win. Like previous seasons its
also met with 1st round exit expectations.
With 54 million
in expiring contracts and 5 1st round draft picks I feel like the
Clippers will be an ideal landing spot for a top tier player. Whether that is
from trade or FA who knows
Trade Blocked
Evan Fournier
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