Ranking all 26 starting units the Los Angeles Clippers have used this year
No. 2
Bradley, Gallinari, Harris, Jordan, Teodosic (70.5, 2-0)
This starting rotation has likely benefitted from weak competition, but that shouldn’t, and doesn’t, take away from what it’s accomplished.
In two games, this lineup has posted a net rating of 50.5, the team’s second-highest mark of the year.
The offense is overflowing from this group. Teodosic can easily feed Gallinari and Harris for three-point buckets, Bradley is amid-range deadeye, and Jordan’s interior game is among the best in the NBA.
At the same time, the defensive ability this lineup has shown has been just as phenomenal. Harris is long and quick and an underrated defender. And what Teodosic and Gallinari lack on this end, Jordan and Bradley make up for.
It’d be interesting to see this lineup run against a more formidable unit. For now, though, we’re moving on to our top-rated lineup of the season.