The trading plan of US media YY is as follows:
The Clippers sent Powell, Jones Jr., Bogdanovic, a '26 second-round pick and a '31 first-round pick in exchange for Durant from the Suns.
There are no young stars, and there is only one first-round pick, so if the Clippers want to impress the Suns with the above chips? It is estimated that it can only be achieved in a dream while sleeping.
However, there is one thing to say, the lineup of Harden + Leonard + Durant + Zubac is indeed very promising to help the Clippers go further next season, although this year's playoffs stopped in the first round, but they lost seven games with the Nuggets.
One can imagine how terrible the Clippers would be if they added a plug-and-play Durant with the current core framework basically unchanged.
Although Durant will turn 37 this summer, he is still one of the best scorers in the league, playing in 62 games in the regular season this season, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, 26.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocks, shooting 52.7%, 43% and 83.9% from three, and is a member of the 180 club.
It is conceivable that Harden will focus on organization, Leonard will have both offense and defense, Durant will focus on offense, Zubac will be a big bag inside, and Dunn and other role players will assist...... It can be said that the lineup configuration is quite balanced.
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Of course, assuming that the Clippers who get Durant are not perfect, for example, his Big Three with Harden & Leonard are too old, adding up to more than 100 years old, and the youngest card is about to be 34 years old, and physical injuries and other problems will inevitably become the biggest obstacle.
It is said that Harden and Durant worked together for two seasons in the Nets and reached the playoffs in 21, but unfortunately due to injury at that time, they lost 7 games in the second round with the Bucks and missed the best chance to win the championship. In this round of the series, Harden played 3 games (not counting G1 because he only played less than 1 minute), Irving 4 games, Durant 7 games, and the Big Three almost didn't cooperate.
Although the Clippers are not very competitive in the battle for Durant, I believe that many people still hope to see the picture of the eldest brother and the third brother teaming up to win the championship again, no matter which team they are on!