The bargain trading is exchanged for being a star! The most luxurious team in the West has 5 former All-Stars

On August 22, US media announced the strength list of each team in the new season. The first is the Thunder, the second is the Knicks, the third Cavaliers, and the 4-10th place is: Timberwolves, Nuggets, Rockets, Clippers, Warriors, Magic and Pistons. Even the Lakers are not even in the top ten, and the Clippers are also regarded as a disgrace. As a popular team in the championship, they did not even enter the top five. TA's idea this time is to rank based on the strength of the division. If this is the case, it is acceptable for the Clippers to rank seventh.

After all, the Rockets, Nuggets and Clippers are also popular in the Western Conference Championship. It is hard to say which of the three of them is stronger. The Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons. It is estimated that Edwards will become stronger in the new season, and their strength is not easy to predict. This has always been the case in the West, and its overall strength is very close, so it is understandable that the ranking is a little lower. Last season, the Clippers and Nuggets played tiebreaker and the Nuggets and Thunders played tiebreaker. The Clippers were actually not very different from the Thunder, and both Nuggets and Clippers completed strengthening during the offseason.

Nuggets sent Porter Jr. in exchange for Cameron Johnson, signed Bruce Brown and Hardaway, got Valan, reduced expenses, and strengthened the lineup. The new general manager's operating ability is really great. The Clippers introduced Bill, Paul and Lopez the Big Big in the offseason. These three are all All-Star players of the past. Although the other two have no peaks except Bill, they still have a lot of oil in their fuel tanks and cannot play as a starter, so they are more than enough to play as a substitute. Although Bill made doubts during the Suns period, the main reason for this is that he and Booker and Durant's play styles were in conflict, and he did not get enough ball rights, which led to a decline in data. But in the Clippers, Harden is best at feeding scorers a cake. Last season, Zubac and Powell were fed with star-level data. A large part of the reason why Bill joined the Clippers was Harden's invitation.

And more importantly, in order to help the team sign ups, Harden chose to sacrifice his salary. He just signed a two-year contract of 81 million yuan with the team. Because of his salary cut, the Clippers have room to sign ups. The Clippers are also very grateful for Harden's doing this. The team's general manager Frank said at the team's press conference that if it weren't for Harden, we wouldn't have gotten Bill and Dalow.

This is not the first time Harden has chosen to cut his salary for the team. It can be said that in order to compete for the championship, he has experienced many salary cuts for the team. The last time was at the 76ers. The general manager of the 76ers at that time had already agreed to Harden that if Harden jumped out of the last year's contract and signed a two-year and 70 million contract with the team, you only need to cut your salary for one year, and Harden will be able to receive a maximum salary renewal in the second year, and Harden will definitely accept it happily.

He chose to sign this contract, and the team successfully signed Tucker, but the team's record in this season was not ideal. They failed to win the championship. Harden was waiting for a big contract in the offseason, and the 76ers were not given. Harden knew that he was fooled, so don't blame me for being unfair! Harden directly chose to execute the contract for the last season, but he refused to play, which means that I executed the contract, but wanted to force the palace to leave the team.

76ers saw that Harden wanted to kill the death, so they agreed to send Harden away. Harden had already expressed his intention to go to the Clippers. Although the team was interested in him, because Harden pointed out the next home, it also made the operation of the 76ers more difficult. In the end, they chose to reach a deal with the Clippers, because the 76ers were the passive party and they did not take advantage of the transaction. When trading Harden, they only exchanged for Xiao Mo, Covington, Martin Jr., a first-round pick and two second-round picks. With chips like

now, it is estimated that even a player like Reeves cannot be exchanged for. The Clippers can be said to have used a bargain price to get Harden. After joining the Clippers, Harden cooperated very well. He took the initiative to sacrifice data and ball rights for the team and became the team's fourth leader. As the season deepened, all the stars began to be injured and missed. In the playoffs, Harden became the leader. He originally wanted to hold his thighs, but he became the thighs themselves.

George and Westbrook left the team last season and became the team of Harden and Leonard, while Leonard has been absent from the game due to injury. Under such circumstances, Harden supported the Clippers. The Clippers he led last season are a iron-blooded team, with tough defense and their own rhythm on the offensive end, and can play targeted. This is all the credit for their big core of the ball. Harden has become the real leader of the Clippers with his outstanding performance, and now Xiaoka is only a part of the system.

The Clippers in the new season are estimated to be absent due to injury for a long time, and Harden will continue to lead the team forward. Having said that, what do you want to say about the Clippers now? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.