120 million space! 50 million renewal of Powell, expert Ming Card Clippers, will give Carden 2 years

The Clippers were defeated by the Nuggets in the first round and could not make a breakthrough for two consecutive years. ESPN's salary expert Bobby Marks recently analyzed the Clippers' offseason operations. Marks believes the Clippers are in a dilemma now. Because of the operation of Alexander and all draft picks Soha George in 2019, the team faces a situation where they cannot be rebuilt. When you have no draft picks, all you can do is keep holding on.

Staying James Harden is definitely the main strategy of the Clippers. He is the team's basic set guarantee in the playoffs, and it is also the first core of the Clippers' process of re-having the draft pick. Of course, the Clippers are not considering Harden now, because he will definitely stay in the team, and both sides tend to continue to cooperate. The key is how to keep the Clippers competitive in this process? Currently, the high-quality bargaining chips that the Clippers can use to trade are definitely Bogdan and Powell. Both contracts are expired and they are both ready to fight.

Bogdan Clippers will definitely take action. The regular season and playoffs are indeed very average, even bad. Powell is a very embarrassing existence. It’s a pity to eat without taste and throw it away. He is not too old or too young to be stuck at the key point. Is it a renewal of Powell? Or send him away? Marks means that when the Clippers really have no favorites, they should choose to renew their contract in advance, Powell should extend the trading cycle. The contract is not the highest 4-year contract of 128.5 million, but a contract of 50 million for him.

50 million contract renewal for 2 years, and an annual salary of 25 million is actually acceptable to both parties. Powell is also very fit and has a low attendance rate. It is not realistic for Powell to get an annual salary of more than 30 million yuan. Both parties can consider re-signing a contract that meets the current status quo. In this way, Powell can be bound to the Clippers for another 3 years, and even if he goes to another place, he will be guaranteed. Marks believes that the Clippers will definitely make a big move in 2027, and all Leonard and Harden's contracts expire.

Theoretically, Powell will not renew his contract, and the Clippers can free up more than 140 million in 27 years to sign ups, because only Zubac has a contract on the team. One advantage of renewing Powell with a 50 million contract is to increase the cost-effectiveness to a three-year cycle, so that the Clippers can get more trading time to maximize their profits, rather than rushing to cash out. Powell has one year left in the contract 27 years after the renewal, but it still does not affect the Clippers' continued free of 120 million space.

With George leaving, Powell averaged 21.8 points per game with high ball rights this season. Especially before the All-Star Game, Powell averaged 24.2 points per game, with a terrifying 50% shooting percentage and a 43% three-point shooting percentage, which is an All-Star scorer. Powell's score only dropped after Leonard's return and injury issues. After July 7, the Clippers should decide whether to renew Powell's contract in advance. Leaving Frank is a difficult choice. Powell was very useful in the playoffs, but it was quite useful in the regular season. Harden organized, Powell attacked the tough, and Zubac defended the inside, which are the three feet of the Clippers' basic playoffs this year.

Currently in the free market, the only players that the Clippers can get by trading Powell and Bogdan may be veterans like Holiday. In terms of draft picks, the Clippers don’t want to overdraw any more. In the final analysis, the Clippers are now very casual about the championship, it doesn’t matter if they fail, it’s best to succeed, and Ballmer is not so active in investing in luxury tax. The Clippers are now dead, giving Harden and Leonard the last two years. Anyway, the Clippers will definitely reshuffle in 27 years. Of course, it is also possible that the Clippers sold Harden and Leonard to cash in advance in the past two years, and anything could happen.