In this video we take a look at the murky future of the Los Angeles Clippers and why the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era has been a disaster to this point…
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Kwhai and zion need to be paid per game rather than salary
Kawhi most overrated player in nba. He’s no where close to LBJ, Jordan, Duncan
in my opinion they shouldnt trade kawhi or pg. I think they should run it back again and again until they have that one lucky post season where everyone is healthy, they gave up there entire future and sga for these two and i doubt they will get the same price back if they trade them
Your take… not mine
Himmy Butler
I would try to trade PG for at least an all star level player that’s more reliable. If Kawhi is upset (he wanted PG before committing) then explain why it has to be done and if he’s still upset consider trading Kawhi.
Everyone's too emotional at this point. Clippers have no alternative and they are going to ride this through for another 4 seasons unless PG13 or Kawhi leave next year(which is highly doubtful for multiple reasons). The roster is very, very good and as long as at least one of the star players is playing this team easily gets above .500 in the western conference. PG13 and Kawhi haven't even played 40% of the games together they potentially could have, so the ceiling is even higher than some of you might think, so just calm down. With that said, something needs to change about player health and safety in LA because whatever they are doing now clearly isn't working.
Lmao, legendary run with raps?
they lucked out that GSW were plagued with injuries that year, no way they would have won if GSW were full strength
Knicks in 5
Clippers in 5 next year! Champs!
healthy clippers >
Kawhi is a munch, he shouldve stayed in toronto
Clippers will never win a championship! Especially with that team! 🤣 LOAD MANAGEMENT! 😭👊🏾✌🏾
Lakers getting Anthony Davis/Lebron got them at least 1 title, but the Clippers Leonard/Paul George only got them 1 western conference final lost to the Sun's
They’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. They won’t get much on the market for Kawhi and PG, and they really can’t afford to not have a star when the new arena opens.
I do hear Dame Lillard is not happy in Portland. They should make an offer.
Sign russ to a friendly deal and run it back if pg or kawhi can’t stay healthy by February then pull the plug at the deadline maybe they can flip kawhi back to Toronto for og and picks and pg to Brooklyn for ben and picks
run it back one more time with russ for a full year
Adored in Toronto! Had it all there. A great organization with excellent medical staff. Amazing chemistry in the very first year with a championship to prove it! Oh well, I hope Kawhi recovers and the Clippers win it all next year. Right now the weather in LA seems to be a little colder than the weather in Toronto.
Initially Russ and PG was supposed to join the clippers but kawhi didn’t sign off on it so he was shipped to Houston
8:24 "…where he was scapegoated for everything" with good reason. Dude was not a good fit on the Lakers. He wasn't the ONLY problem, but he was definitely PART of the problem. Sending away Westbrook was a W for both the Lakers and Clippers
I'll probably see kwhy walking around moVal homeless in 8-10 years. Wanting to wash my windows for change. And if you ever picked clips to win a title, probably should quit commenting on basketball. 🤣
Kawhi's career is gonna go down as the greatest what if, like yeah there's t-mac, Roy, Rose, and others but he won chips unlike a lot of them
Kawhi is my favorite player and I think he should go. He's really affecting the Clippers' culture and they always go down with him, and he's mostly down. If he should retire, at least I'm happy with the Toronto championship and the Spurs before that.
Trade Kawhi
Alot of changes indeed need to be made for the Clippers. At least they're getting their own arena soon, but they'll still be stuck in the same city as the Lakers and are still stuck in their shadow who have 17 titles to their 0. Seattle would've been a great place for the Clippers to relocate too, and it still would be in the Pacific division based on location. But I'm thankful I never chose to be a Clipper fan. If injuries don't ruin their title hopes in the playoffs, blowing big leads in games certainly does.
Idk why ppl continue to believe the clippers was going to win. Since when does the clippers win championships 😂
If Harden leaves philly then the clippers should try to get him.
It's so bad the only solution i could think of is to extend kawhi's contact for 5 more years so he could load manage 4 and a half of it
Crazy because they should be favorites to win it again next year if they can get healthy but they can’t stay healthy
Bruh. Why dis fool posing for the camera after a miss block attempt 8:47
Please blow this team up
He drop 31 on a torn meniscus
If you're a clippers fan he definitely missing the whole next season 😂😂😂
The cyborg isn't a good leader? Im shocked 😲
Where's this same energy for Durant. Players get hurt and be out just as much if not more than Kawhi.
Durant's last 4 years:
(19-20) Out with Achilles
(20-21) 35/82
(21-22) 55/82
(22-23) 47/82
Kawhi Last 4 Years:
(19-20) 57/82
(20-21) 52/82
(21-22) Out with ACL
(22-23) 52/82
It is sad we don't get to see what this team can do against the rest of the matchups in the postseason. I actually expected them to beat the Suns after I saw how well they matched up in the first game. Kawhi was his usual insane self, but all kinds of guys played well for them in the series.
Powell really showed up as a scorer, both big men (Zubac and Plumlee) played really well over the series and I especially loved the daring play of Bones Hyland, he will be a very good player for years to come if he keeps up his development. And ofcourse Russell Westbrook was doing his usual westbrooky things, keeping up the pace and being a menace on offense and defense. He was even better than expected, especially with his shooting.
For a series with really bad officiating, it was still fun to watch. There were some really questionable calls in game 3 in particular, favoring the Suns and in game 5 they made some awful decisions once again, this time in the Clipper's favor. Aside from that, the players were really friendly towards eachother, while still playing very physically. Booker was insanely good and provided really consistant scoring, effort and shotmaking every minute he played. (and he played a ton of minutes) If not for him, the Clippers could have made a longer series happen.
Lets see what the Clippers will do in the offseason, this was at the very least a very entertaining series.
It’s is unfortunate people bash Westbrook. He comes to play every night. No excuses.
Kawhi should ONLY play in playoffs every third game
Kawhi and Toronto were the perfect FWB and he threw it away, smh.
Lmfaoo the clippers biggest problems weren’t addressed. Leonard and George being injured all the time is the main problem and they can’t fix that.
“Clips gonna clip” – Ramona Shelburne
Imagine being a clippers fan 😂 🤡
Pair Kawhi with Giannis in Milwaukee
How is the situation bad? They never had a chance to win anything ever!
I would like to thank the Clippers organization for giving us Shai and all those delicious draft picks. Pg and Kawhi thought they were slick when the did what they did conspiring to go to la. Now clippers fans can enjoy all the load management glory, and booty cheeks that they won.
the clippers would not have been one of the most popular answers. lmaoooooo