After 5 seasons of championship expectations and repeated early playoff exits, the Los Angeles Clippers are lastly in decline.
They misplaced perennial All-Star ahead Paul George in free company this summer season, and whereas they nonetheless have two bona fide stars in Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, individuals have stopped believing they’ve the flexibility to win all of it.
However they nonetheless have a roster that ought to, on the very least, problem for a playoff spot a method or one other.
NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday that the Clippers had given heart Ivica Zubac a three-year, $58.6 million extension.
Los Angeles Clippers C Ivica Zubac has agreed on a three-year, $58.6 million contract extension, Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball inform ESPN. Zubac will get max accessible for his three seasons and now’s assured 4 years and $70M. pic.twitter.com/F7cSfEEqku
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 30, 2024
Zubac might not be a star, however he has been a key piece of the Clippers’ roster ever since they acquired him in a commerce halfway by means of the 2018-19 season.
He’s a basic wide-bodied massive man who can rating inside now and again, however his actual worth comes defensively and on the boards.
He averaged 11.7 factors, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocked photographs a sport this previous season, which was his eighth within the league.
He might must step up his offensive sport to assist make sure the Clippers will stay a playoff squad.
With George gone, and with Leonard and Harden getting older, to not point out Leonard’s perpetual damage considerations, they don’t precisely have the kind of deep and proficient roster they boasted just a few years in the past.
They are going to be taking part in in a brand new enviornment, the Intuit Dome, this coming season, and so they might want to discover methods to excite followers sufficient to constantly put individuals within the seats.
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