Frank pleaded guilty! He refused Collins to cheat the miserable little card two years ago. Is it still time to remedy this summer?

The culprit for Leonard's frequent injuries in the past two years has been found. He is the team's general manager Frank. This is what Frank revealed in an interview recently. Don't look at the Clippers' signings and trading work this summer have been well received by the outside world.

In fact, when the team got James Harden, they considered giving the team a No. 4 position that could be eaten. It was too expensive and the team did not have any bargaining chips. The Clippers looked down on the too cheap, and finally put their target on Collins. In other words, the Clippers actually had the intention of Collins two years ago, but Frank's team-building philosophy made him give up the idea of getting Collins.

The Clippers have gained nothing in the fourth position in the past two seasons, so they can only let short players like Leonard, Jones Jr. and Dunn top the fourth position. Leonard has been troubled by long-term injuries, and partly because he has to keep a guard against the opponent's fourth position. When he was injured and lacked, the four position marking task fell on Harden. Most of the time last season needed to defend against the fourth position, because Harden's weight was the heaviest besides Zubac, and the Clippers also benefited from it, and their defense once came to the top five in the league. The team's record improved by leaps and bounds during the period when Leonard was injured. In the playoffs of the top against Mai Mang, Harden's weight advantage was no longer, because his opponent's No. 4 position was Aaron Gordon, a physical talent monster who was not defeated by James. The Clippers eventually lost at the point of Aaron Gordon, which also made the Clippers finally recognize this reality. Without a high-quality No. 4 position, it would be a delusion to break through in the West.

However, there are projections in the market, ordinary physical fitness, comprehensive skills, and unable to defend at the fourth position. After some screening, the goal was finally set on Collins. Although he has been criticized for his defense, he is only 27 years old and has always been very hardworking. It is the assistant coach Van Gundy who said that he can train Collins to what the team wants. In addition, the team hopes to rebuild in two years and does not want to give Powell a high salary and a long appointment, so Frank made up his mind to use Powell, who performed outstandingly last season, to exchange for Collins who performed the player option in the last year.

Not to mention Collins' data in all aspects, at least the two leading stars of the team don't have to appear in the fourth position when defending like in the past two seasons. Harden no longer needs to consume a lot of energy and get entangled with his opponent in the fourth position. Leonard can also return to the third position he is best at.

Over the years, fans, including commentators and experts, have said that Leonard is a fraudster and has the highest annual salary for the team. He has only played at most 60 games in a season and started to recover from his injuries. They have never thought that Leonard would fight against players who are older than him, which is the main reason why he is suffering from injuries.

Now, the team has Collins, a real No. 4 player, although his body looks thin, his height of 2.06 meters makes the opponent unable to do whatever he wants in the Clippers' interior as before. Although Collins's cake-eating function overlaps with Zubac, Collins' physical fitness is much better than Zubac and has a certain external ability. Although the output is average, the 39.9% outside shooting rate still makes the team look forward to him.

Although many so-called experts criticized Collins for scoring data in bad teams and having a lot of water in averaging 19 points last season, when the Hawks and Trae Young partnered, it caused the league to grab a lot. If the team's general manager had not asked for too high the price, Collins would not have been in his own hands in the end, and he would have sold it to the Jazz for a bargain.

Now, after going around, Frank finally found the answer to the fourth position he recognized. Whether it can achieve the effect the Clippers' management wants still needs to be verified by the game, but at least the Clippers have actual reinforcement in the fourth position. If Collins was exchanged for Frank two years ago, Leonard might have been free from the trouble of injury.