Can the Clippers play the Rockets in the new season? Harden and the substitute lineup are both advantages!

In this offseason, many trades and multiple maximum salary signings occurred, among which the deal between Bain and Durant should be the largest deal in this offseason. After winning the championship, the Thunder renewed Alexander for 4 years and $282 million, 5 years and $250 million in 5 years and $287 million in 5 years and Jaylen Williams demonstrate that the small-sized market can also pay big contracts for winning the championship.

But there are two teams in the West. Although they are just minor repairs, their lineup has changed a lot compared to last season. One of them is the Los Angeles Clippers. They traded the team's three-pointer Powell in the offseason to exchange for the No. 4 position John Collins, which the team has been in a hurry to find. In the free market, he signed the space-type inside Lopez for 18 million in two years. The buyout market signed Bradley Bill for 11 million in two years and signed Chris Paul for the basic salary. The team cut off substitute center Eubanks and chose not to renew their contract with Amir Kofi, who performed poorly in the middle and late last season.

The third-party transaction

, and the other team is the Rockets who used second-place Jaylen Green and several first-round picks to exchange for Kevin Durant, who is known as the God of Death in the offseason. They made many operations during the offseason. In addition to being exchanged for Durant, they also signed the former team's cake king Capela in two years and 53 million in four years to grab the Lakers' defensive gate electric fan last season. So which one is stronger, the Rockets or the Clippers next season?

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If nothing unexpected happens, the Clippers' starting lineup next season should be Harden + Bill + Kat + Collins + Zubac, and the substitute is Paul + Bogdanovic + Batum + Jones Jr. + Lopez Big. The team's starting lineup is unquestionable, and its substitute lineup can also be used as the starting lineup in many teams in the league. It can be said that the Clippers still have a place in the Western Conference next season. They are likely to be one of the top four in the Western Conference or a potential favorite for the league championship next season.

Light bulb combination

And the Rockets, their starting lineup next season should be Van Jordan + Amen Thompson + Kevin Durant + Xiao Jia + Shin Kyung. The substitute lineup is Holiday + Tate + Electric Fan + Capela. Compared with the Clippers, the Rockets' starting lineup is weaker than Harden, except for No. 1 position Van Jordan, and is actually stronger than the Clippers in other positions. But compared to the Rockets' substitute lineup lacks an organized control position. The Clippers have veteran Chris Paul and Serbia's Jordan Pogdanovic. Judging from the paper lineup, the Rockets may achieve a better record in the regular season than the Clippers, but in the playoffs, the experience the Clippers may have may become their further pillar in the playoffs.