Kawhi and Paul George’s Clippers | A Legacy Of Nothing

Kawhi and Paul George’s Clippers | A Legacy Of Nothing

so it was announced very very early Monday morning that Paul George has officially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers the Clippers actually released their own statement on Sunday saying that he wouldn’t resign with them and this brings to the end an era of Clippers basketball where just nothing really happened if you look at it this past season they had that last gas like it looked like okay maybe they were going to contend and then light Clockwork Quai gets injured they go out in the first round and we knew it was over but I’m surprised they didn’t bring Paul George back back but we got to break down just the legacy of nothing they did nothing for 5 years so on the 5year anniversary I’m acquiring Paul George and Kawai let’s break it down for [Music] you before we start talking about Kawai andul George’s Clippers if you have already make sure to leave this video a like give us a subscribe and hit that notification Bell so you never miss out on one of our videos so like we said in the intro the Clippers announced on Sunday that Paul George would not be signing a new contract with the team first of all I don’t know if we’ve ever seen a situation like this in NBA history where a team announces that one of their players is not going to resign with them I mean it happens all the time in like soccer I don’t think it’s ever happened in the NBA and second of all like we also said in the intro this era of Clippers basketball I mean it’ll get a full retrospective at some point in the future but talk about an all time I mean they were relevant at least I mean that you can’t always say that in Clippers history but yeah you’re right this era just sucked like there was the one night we all remember they bring in Kawai and Paul George and the hall to trade for Paul George was Shay Dilo galinari five first round picks for their own one of which hasn’t conveyed one of which was the Jaylen Williams trade then a Miami 2021 and 2023 pick two pick swaps it is important to keep in mind because we always just see the straight up oh this is the worst trade ever they traded Paul George for all of this they they were getting both players so keep that in mind like if you’re the Clippers at the time you make that trade 10 times out of 10 it didn’t pan out but they were going all in I mean for Clippers basketball they wanted to win that title La had 80 and LeBron they needed to compete the move makes complete sense I tell you as a Blazer fan at least they tried exactly and also you got remember is if they hadn’t landed Paul George not only were they not going to land Kawai he was probably going to go to the Lakers too yeah so you got to prevent that if you’re the clippers but when this Duo was formed I mean it was the same summer the Lakers landed ad and the Nets landed Kyrie and KD and I think most people thought the Clippers were going to be the best of those three teams I mean they were a 48- win team before those two even got there they managed to keep most of the pieces from that team and even throughout that 2020 season when the Lakers consistently had the better record a lot of people still thought the Clippers were the better team team I guess maybe it’s just because they got the better of them on opening night and on Christmas you know two high-profile games I mean those games like it felt like they had their number and while the Lakers did have LeBron and AD who I think were the better Duo it felt like the Clippers just top to bottom had a better roster and the experience and of course in the playoffs that year we had the bubble and they went out in completely embarrassing fashion to the Nuggets blowing a 3-1 lead we’ve already covered this in past videos even more kind of pathetic because the Lakers quickly kind of took care of the Nuggets I know like they were matched up way better cuz they had Dwight and 0 to handle yic and the Clippers really didn’t and the hindsight if you think about it that was the one playoff run where both PG and kawhai were healthy like every other year they had an injury that playoffs they were mostly healthy and then still couldn’t get it done they got completely embarrassed yeah every other year besides that something went basically catastrophically wrong I mean you run it back the next year you lose Kawai to a torn AC if he remains healthy I mean maybe they could event beat Phoenix who knows I mean they pushed him to six without kawhai 2022 was basically a wash because kawhai missed the entire year they couldn’t even beat the Pelicans in that playing game cost the Blazers a first round pick ridiculous unbelievable Paul George just had to get Co at the worst possible time and then like in 23 PG and kawhai both missed 25 plus games Paul George this time misses the playoffs still though after that game one against Phoenix kawhai played really well they took game one off the Suns in Phoenix but kawhai tears his miniscus missed the final three games games of the series and despite Russell Westbrook playing his heart out they go down in the first round but this year you mentioned it briefly at the beginning felt like maybe they were finally putting it together worth noting it didn’t start out like that Les we forget that six game losing streak immediately after they traded for James Harden but they completely pulled things around there 26 and five you know they add hard into the group they had a deep team that locked up kaai that was enough for him to sign a threeyear $153 million extension and at the time I was like okay so they’re probably going to resign Paul George Paul George hadn’t Inked yet but to me it felt like it was inevitable he was going to fast forward to the playoffs still finished pretty well 51 games cooled off a little bit matched up against Dallas in the first round we both picked Dallas but I mean the West was just stacked this year and this series felt like it could have gone either way yeah it was not Unthinkable that the Clippers could win this series I mean they had homec court and they had already beaten the Mavericks in the playoffs twice in a couple years prior yeah the big question mark though was Ka howal going into the playoffs he ends up missing game one he plays the next couple of games but then after game three he gets shut down even then though I mean they tie things up after that big game four win in Dallas could go up 3-2 with a win at home in game five to commanding 3-2 lead and in true Clippers fashion just get blown off the court I mean I know the Mavericks have a knack for doing this to teams they did it to Phoenix they did it to the Clippers here they would eventually do it to Minnesota but good God you have a game five on your home court a chance to go up 3-2 you’re still very much in this series and that’s the performance you put forward unacceptable pathetic and of course they go down in game six on the road in Dallas and they bow out in the first round for a second straight year so this was the year where it felt like the most things went their way I mean you get hardened in it’s a little rocky at first but you eventually figure it out they had that great stretch in the middle of the season over 31 games they go 26 and five they get the four SE they got homecourt advantage in the first round the West is WI open and you Fu can’t even get out of the first round yeah I mean every year Kawai is just injured it sucks kawai’s knees are just shot it’s not his fault it’s just it’s what he is yeah exactly and then the whole off season was are they going to extend Paul George should they give him the max is he worth it if you’re like a team in a normal circumstance where you have all your picks have the conversation why was this a discussion for them just lock I don’t care about the second apron luxury tax Steve bomber’s got the money you’re already might as well just double down on it and it’s like they extended Kawai they extended Harden who’s fing worse yeah and yeah they’d go over the second apron which can trigger a whole bunch of things prevents you from building your roster more effectively could freeze your first round pick seven years down the line but this team’s future is already they don’t control their own first round pick until 2030 oh no what well we lost a 2031 pick we already don’t have 25 through 29 anyway whatever you’re not going to resign him that’s okay why not trade him to the Warriors then I know it’s a division rival you don’t want to strengthen division rival but when the alternative is losing him for nothing I mean I would have taken CP3 Moody and a first round pick because I think you could probably cut CP3 or at the very least trade him midseason to get some salary cap relief you get moody who’s something and you get a Warriors first round pick which so long as it’s a couple years down the road is not going to be bad and they need first round picks so why not trade them to the Warriors I don’t know I don’t know what the package would have looked like but they could have got something that’s just a straightup fact it’s better what they got from Philadelphia literally nothing I mean my only guess could be like the Warriors just kicked their ass for so many years they didn’t want to deal with them but I mean the warriors with Paul George also aren’t doing anything like just make the trade and this is business right you got to put your emotions out of the way and make the best deal for your franchise so yeah he ends up signing with the 76ers leaving the Clippers with absolutely nothing and then again in true Clippers fashion they have to just make pathetic statement where they say Paul George is leaving they traded a lot to pair Paul and Quai together and in exchange they got five years of [Laughter] contention are you serious which also really isn’t true it’s not true at all keep this in mind the Damon CJ Blazers made it just as far as the Clippers ever did with Paul George and Kawai and and like what’s what’s the Clipper’s future at this point I mean you’re stuck with Kawai and Harden for the next two years who are both aging and are both injury-prone their cap situation is still pretty precarious they have legitimately zero good assets to upgrade this roster with this is my thing it’s like why not resign Paul George the future of this team is already you might as well just go all in with what you have now and see if you can pull off a miracle and win a title with this core there’s got to be something with these second aprons or something we don’t know or just the luxury to I Really don’t know because I understand not blowing it up you don’t have the picks you’re going to this new Arena you don’t want an empty arena in Los Angeles like that just isn’t a smart move and Kawai and Harden aren’t going to get you good value anyway yeah but I don’t get not resigning Paul George like I’m just struggling to get it like I know he’s not worth the contract a 38-year-old Paul George making 50 million that’s going to be egregious but you’re already screwed like we’re not talking about a normal position we’re talking about the damn Los Angeles Clippers who right now are just Fu they have no good young players like Terrence Mann was that one dude they were hanging on to cuz he’s their only like somewhat young player and what he’s like 27 or 28 at this point I mean people keep calling him young but he’s getting he’s approaching 30 yeah they are really stuck I don’t know I heard like some demard Rosen Buzz maybe I I guess they still got Brody we haven’t mentioned bro rumors are out though that he’s leaving too yeah nuggets are trying to get him so they are not in a good position and let’s kind of talk about how is this Clippers team going to be remembered because I think we both agree on this it’s kind of like the Lob City era but less highlights more Miss games and just somehow even more pathetic more forgettable too I mean they’re going to be remembered for that 2020 CPS of course but I think people are going to look back more fondly on the Lob City Clippers because like you said more exciting to watch but number two that was really the first time in franchise history that the Clippers had any modom of success yeah they had a couple Seasons here and there where they maybe made the playoffs I think in 2005 they made it to the second round or 2006 one of those years but that was like the first time they had any kind of sustained success this team I mean yeah they they were they were okay they were good they were notable they were talked about but they really didn’t do anything I mean their legacy is injuries playoff failures early playoff exits that’s literally it like there’s nothing really positive I’ll tell you what their legacy is a question what if the Clippers were healthy yeah I yes that is their legacy it’s going to be one of History’s great what ifs like what if the Clippers were healthy but other than that they basically leave a legacy of nothing that’s the 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After 5 years, the Clippers duo of Kawhi and Paul George has split, thus ending an era of Clippers basketball defined by unfulfilled expectations. When this duo was formed 5 years ago the expectation was that they would finally deliver the Clippers their first NBA Championship, and help them exchange the shadow of the Lakers in Los Angeles. Instead this duo never even made the NBA Finals, and leaves little legacy in their wake…

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