The Clippers have become the oldest team in history. Whether they can win the championship next season depends on these two points!

The Clippers achieved 50 wins and 32 losses last season under the leadership of Harden, Leonard and Powell, and advanced to the playoffs with fifth place in the West. Although they lost to the Nuggets in the first round, with Leonard's comeback and Zubac's growth (average of 16.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game), the team's contribution was as high as 15.7, ranking 21st in the league, which once again allowed the team to see hope of winning the championship!

With the arrival of the offseason, the Clippers first renewed Harden with 81.5 million yuan for 2 years, then signed Lopez with 16 million yuan for 2 years, and then sent Powell away in a three-party transaction, signed Collins to strengthen the wing, and then signed Bill with 11 million yuan for 2 years, and finally won Paul with 3.6 million yuan for 1 year, which seemed to have no shortcomings, but in fact there were many loopholes, because at this point the average age of Clippers players soared to 33.2 years old, becoming the oldest team in league history. Before the small ball era, this was already close to retirement!

You should know that the average age of the Thunder who won the championship last season was only 24.7 years old, which is in line with the trend of the team getting younger and younger in the finals. According to statistics, since 2000, only one team has an average age of more than 30 years old, that is, the Spurs for 2014 years. So since the Clippers want to win the championship, why should they go against the current?

There is no other reason. This lineup is mainly to match Leonard and Harden, because the remaining contracts of these two are only two years left. The Clippers are betting on the window period for the championship in the past two years and betting on Leonard's health. After all, sometimes experience can also affect the results of the game at a certain level. Just like the Lakers for 20 years!

However, the West is now coiled. Not to mention the defending champion Thunder, the Rockets signed Durant, the Lakers core Doncic successfully lost weight, and with Ayton's cooperation, the Nuggets have Jokic, the first player in the league, the Mavericks have been formed, and the Timberwolves are eyeing each other, can the Clippers really stand out now?

The Clippers have a lineup depth and a core star, and they have all the necessary factors to compete for a championship team. However, if you want to go further in the playoffs and even strive for the championship, you should pay attention to the following two points!

The first point is: health! healthy! healthy!

, including the Clippers' medical team, have also listed plans. The regular season allows core players to play for about 30 minutes per game. A main player will definitely take a back-to-back game. Try not to allow the Big Three to play too many games at the same time (the goal is not more than 40 games). Everything is to make them healthy and enter the playoffs, especially Leonard, Harden and Paul!

The second point is: Can physical strength keep up!

It's okay for the regular season, you can choose to take a rest. Both sides will not be so fast and the defense will not be intensified. However, in the playoffs, it's hard to get the meat. How can these players with an average age of 33.4 years old persevere so that they won't be cut off by the fire in the fourth quarter? Perhaps it will become the primary problem that the Clippers' management and Tyron Lue will solve!

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