The Los Angeles Clippers may have had the best team in the West for two years. It may seem surprising, presumptuous and even clumsy as an analysis knowing that they crashed in the Conference finals in 2021 before missing the playoffs last season. Except that they missed Kawhi Leonard Everytime.
Except new (s) injury (s) – and this is a scenario that should not be ruled out given the liabilities of the stars of the team – the Californians will finally be complete at the start of the new exercise. With therefore Leonard, back after a year of absence following a tear in the ligaments of the knee.
This team can be scary. She has one of the top five players in the world. We would almost forget him, because he is often on the sidelines, but Kawhi is a physical and technical machine. He knows how to dominate in the playoffs and he has proven it more than once.
We find at his side the best “second option” of the championship. Paul George is an all-around basketball player, scorer, and defenseman, and he’s also in the NBA top-15. Except that he also has the merit of knowing perfectly how to change into the skin of a second leader, a status that some stars sometimes find it difficult to assume when they join a stronger player.
Tyronn Lue may not be the most renowned coach in the league but, casually, he was able to breathe a different energy into this group. He made them warriors while the Clippers have long been considered “soft.” “The rest of the workforce is very deep with double positions, 3 and D in shambles, youth, experience and talent. Nicolas Batum, Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris, John Wall, Terrance Mann, Ivica Zubac, etc. This team can really scare.
In any case, GMs believe in it. Of the 15 interviewed by ESPN, 5 think the Clippers will be champions in 2022. More votes than any other team. The Milwaukee Bucks have 4, as have the Boston Celtics, while the Golden State Warriors have 2.
“I don’t think Kawhi Leonard will play enough to be elected MVP but I think he doesn’t care about that. On the other hand, there is a good chance that he will be able to finish MVP of the playoffs”, confides one of them.
Interestingly, executives haven’t forgotten about the Clippers, who will likely fall behind the Bucks, Celtics or Warriors if asked to a wider audience.
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