NBA Trade Rumors: Clippers Eyeing ‘Tweener Forward’ or ‘Backup Center’ at Time limit

The Los Angeles Clippers are among the cease title contenders in the Western Convention, and it appears they’re taking a look for thus as to add not lower than but but every other portion sooner than the NBA’s Feb. 8 change decrease-off date.

“The Clippers are taking a look for the change marketplace for one final participant, sources stated—seemingly a tweener ahead or backup center,” per ESPN’s Zach Lowe.

L.A. is currently headlined by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the ahead positions, and while Norman Powell is a genuine backup, the Clippers would possibly perchance expend some more depth sooner than avid gamers fancy Amir Coffey and Kobe Brown.

And while Leonard and George were mostly wholesome this season, there’s regularly the possibility they’re going to simply miss some time as a consequence of accidents given their respective histories.

Since joining the Clippers sooner than the 2019-20 season, Leonard hasn’t executed greater than 57 video games in a season and he furthermore uncared for the full 2021-22 advertising and marketing campaign with a torn ACL.

George furthermore joined the Clippers before the 2019-20 advertising and marketing campaign and he hasn’t executed greater than 56 video games in a season as a consequence of a ample different of accidents, at the side of shoulder, hamstring and elbow diseases.

If either participant misses an prolonged interval, it is going to successfully be devastating for the Clippers given their latest lack of depth.

Leonard is averaging 24.0 functions, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 33 video games and George is averaging 23.4 functions, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 35 video games.

As for center depth, the Clippers are led by Ivica Zubac with depth alternatives at the side of Daniel Theis and Mason Plumlee.

Zubac is not a ample ruin possibility and the depth alternatives don’t seem to be awful, but an upgrade would reputedly be welcomed.

The Clippers sit fourth in the Western Convention with a 24-13 document and are lovely two video games lend a hand of the first-intention Minnesota Timberwolves. With the different to set collectively its easiest season in quite lots of years, or not it’s no surprise L.A. is shopping for upgrades.