Absent since the end of December because of an elbow injury, Clippers | NBA“>Paul George does not yet seem ready to find the land and help the Clippers. In fact, according to the latest news from Los Angeles, he just might not come back this season …
This is Jake Fischer from Bleacher Report who threw this little bomb on this Wednesday, January 12. Yes, obviously, there is a scenario in which Paul George is not playing again this season. In any case, this is a scenario that the Clippers are considering at the time of these lines., PG-13 officially suffering from a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament at the level of the right elbow. An injury that was to keep Paulo away from the pitch for several weeks, but we never thought it could threaten the rest of his season. As a reminder, on the first part of the 2021-22 campaign, George only played 26 games in total for stats of 24.7 points (42.1% shooting, 32.3% away), 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2 steals. He first evolved to an MVP level to allow the Clippers to string together some great victories in the first weeks of the regular, before logically sticking out his tongue to force to assume a lot of responsibilities on both sides of the field without Kawhi. Leonard. Today, Tyronn Lue’s men continue to fight with the means at hand, they who have a balance sheet just in balance (21 wins – 21 losses) for an eighth place in the West, but it seems to become more and more complicated. A context that could cool the possibility of seeing Kawhi again this year, even if he seems ahead of his rehabilitation. According to Bleacher, we might not see the Californian star duo again before next season.
With the possibility that both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard may not return this season, the Clippers are shaping into a surprising seller at the NBA’s trade deadline. More at @BR_NBA: https://t.co/IGZhFoYSA7
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) January 12, 2022
If this is indeed the scenario to which we are entitled, then we will have to remove the Clippers from the list of teams that could potentially make noise in the Playoffs. If we are to believe the news of Jake Fischer, The California franchise could instead use the second half of the season to really develop young players like Amir Coffey, Brandon Boston Jr. and others, all with the goal that they can contribute in the future when Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are up and running again. And who says development of young players means potentially veterans who remain on the sidelines. And who says veterans who stay on the sidelines says potential transfers – especially one month away from the NBA Trade Deadline – whether to save a few dollars (the Clippers have a payroll of 167 million) or even to recover a first-round pick, the draft capital of Los Angeles being really weak today (no first-round pick until … 2027). Marcus Morris and Serge Ibaka are among the potentially transferable players on the Clippers side, or even Eric Bledsoe, and it will therefore be necessary to watch all these beautiful people. In short, the Californian franchise could well decide to say Ciao to this 2021-22 season in order to really prepare the next one, with Kawhi, PG and Cie on the ground.
Will we see Paul George on an NBA floor this season? Obviously it does not take too much, even if nothing is official for the moment. However, this remains a real possibility and it could also mean that we are heading towards a white season for Kawhi, who will probably not recover from his big knee injury if the Clippers are not in a position to be competitive in the next few years. Playoffs.
Source texte : Bleacher Report
