LA Clippers: Pre-Playoff Slack Chat
By Logan Rapp
Logan Rapp [6:22 PM]
Which, well, y’all seem to have jumped ahead to my next question: What’s the best story for this Clippers team that bodes well for the future?
Ryan Snellings [6:23 PM]
Simply Shai and Shamet
Matt Chong [6:23 PM]
It has to be the combination of Shai and Shamet.
Cannon Wonderlich [6:23 PM]
The Muscala for Zubac deal is one for the history books
Matt Chong [6:23 PM]
With those two, the Clippers are basically set at the guard position for the foreseeable future.
Ryan Snellings [6:23 PM]
S.S. Bingo!
Cannon Wonderlich [6:23 PM]
Great nickname
Seth Kimbrell [6:23 PM]
To me it’s the front office. Seeing what they’ve put together and the moves they’ve made, it’s hard to not feel great about the team moving forward, no matter what happens this summer
Garrett Chorpenning [6:24 PM]
I’m with Seth on this one
Paul Tooke [6:24 PM]
I’d throw Harrell’s breakout in there. I never guessed he would standout among all the NBA bigs the way he has.
Logan Rapp [6:24 PM]
And I jump back and forth between those two stories.
Matt Chong [6:24 PM]
That’s definitely the overarching thing that will steer the proverbial ship towards consistent success.
Ryan Snellings [6:24 PM]
I guess Shai and Shamet are an indication of the front office’s success though, so that is the overarching theme here. Matt gets it.
Seth Kimbrell [6:25 PM]
Despite all the stakes, I’m less nervous about this offseason than I have been about previous ones, because there’s so much proof that, whether we land Kawhi or KD or whomever, our front office is going to keep doing what’s best for the team
Cannon [6:25 PM]
I’ve loved what I’ve seen from Sham, but where does this leave Jerome?
Paul Tooke [6:26 PM]
Yeah we don’t have to worry about our front office the way other fans have to. Cough, New York
Ryan Snellings [6:26 PM]
I hope he (Jerome) can learn from Lou. We’ll need a future guy off the bench eventually.
Logan Rapp [6:26 PM]
I’m getting the feeling that Rome is being developed into that Lou-like guy, yeah.
Matt Chong [6:27 PM]
Given the current gap between Jerome and Landry’s skill level, he’s going to either be that scorer off the bench or an asset that the front office can use in a trade.
Garrett Chorpenning [6:27 PM]
And that’s the thing. I think people have been too short-sighted when it comes to Jerome Robinson
Cannon Wonderlich [6:27 PM]
I’ll admit I have been
Logan Rapp [6:27 PM]
It’s hard not to be when he was drafted only two spots back from Shai.
Paul Tooke [6:27 PM]
Same. I gotta see something from him. I still have hope though
Logan Rapp [6:28 PM]
That comes with an expectation of equal development, but that’s not how people work.
Matt Chong [6:28 PM]
And over guys like Michael Porter Jr.
Ryan Snellings [6:28 PM]
I think that comes from him being an older rookie though. People don’t like to stomach that a four year college guy still needs development
Cannon Wonderlich [6:28 PM]
I still have a feeling that they’ll regret not picking up MPJ
Ryan Snellings [6:29 PM]
Nah. That whole family is made of glass.
Seth Kimbrell [6:29 PM]
While we’re on the rookies train, and since we all know I’m the president of the Landry Shamet fan club:
Sham’s per 36: 14.5/2.2/2.6 on .429/.406/.871 splits.
J.J. Redick‘s Rookie Year per 36: 14.6/2.1/3.0 on .410/.388/.900 splits
Garrett Chorpenning [6:29 PM]
Agreed — it’s a difficult thing to come around to, but I’ve never been concerned about Rome’s status on the team. I still feel like his ceiling is pretty high if he becomes a better passer and runs the second unit in the future though
Cannon Wonderlich [6:30 PM]
Another bright spot this season for the future is the G-League team. Angel and Jonathan were great
Logan Rapp [6:30 PM]
The story I am excited to see next season — not counting FAs — is Zubac’s development after getting healthy and having a full offseason with Doc. People forget just how much Doc had to do with DeAndre Jordan becoming the player he was at his peak.
Paul Tooke [6:30 PM]
I’m eager to have Angel on the roster
Seth Kimbrell [6:31 PM]
Angel plays so hard, man.
Cannon Wonderlich [6:31 PM]
I feel Chirs Paul had a lot to do with DJ developing into an All-Star too
Matt Chong [6:31 PM]
A more developed Motley or Delgado would slot in pretty nicely if the Clippers were to lose out on JaMychal Green. I mean, they couldn’t make up for his shooting at this point, but who knows down the line.
Garrett Chorpenning [6:32 PM]
The FO absolutely HAS TO bring back JaMychal Green
Seth Kimbrell [6:32 PM]
I agree, Garrett
Logan Rapp [6:32 PM]
I would like to see Green come back. Chandler can go. I don’t see him getting $13m from the Clippers.
Matt Chong [6:33 PM]
FA priorities should probably be Pat, Green, Temple.
Paul Tooke [6:33 PM]
I’m with Logan
Garrett Chorpenning [6:33 PM]
What about Zu, Matt?
Cannon Wonderlich [6:33 PM]
Pat is the top priority of players to re-sign. I would hate playing against him
Matt Chong [6:33 PM]
Oh yeah, I forgot about Zu lol. I’d put him right up there with Beverly.
Garrett Chorpenning [6:34 PM]
I’ve got a feeling Pat will take next-to-nothing to come back next season
Matt Chong [6:34 PM]
There’s just such a lack of good young big men on the market, you have to get Zu back.
Logan Rapp [6:34 PM]
I’d say Pat Bev, Zubac, Green, Temple. First two I don’t think are going to be a problem. Zu’s happy to be on a happy team, he doesn’t wanna go anywhere else. Pat Bev will bleed for this team and he’s going to get MLE.
Garrett Chorpenning [6:34 PM]
Absolutely, Logan
Cannon Wonderlich [6:34 PM]
Same, Logan
Seth Kimbrell [6:34 PM]
I can see Pat on the MLE being totally fine. And Zubac will get what he deserves. With his play, he’s earned the payday he has coming, I think
Cannon Wonderlich [6:34 PM]
Pat and Trez are the spirit of the team. Without one of them, we lose our identity
Logan Rapp [6:35 PM]
Gallo, Lou Will, Trezz, SGA, Rome, Shamet, Sin (not fully guaranteed), and Ty are all on contract to return next season.
Matt Chong [6:35 PM]
What do you think the value for Zubac would be right now?
Seth Kimbrell [6:35 PM]
I can’t stop cheesing at the youth and talent of that group, Logan
Cannon Wonderlich [6:35 PM]
I wonder what Sin’s future with the team looks like
Logan Rapp [6:36 PM]
Cannon, for a while I was thinking about that, but lately I’ve been more concerned about Ty’s future.
Matt Chong [6:36 PM]
I’d be ecstatic if we could get Zu back on a deal at the same level as Trezz’, but for a longer time.
Cannon Wonderlich [6:37 PM]
It’s easy to forget about Ty. A real shame that he doesn’t get more PT. He was impressive last season
Logan Rapp [6:37 PM]
Ty’s minutes have evaporated. Sin’s role hasn’t really changed much. He’s the guy you throw in when you need a stop.
Cannon Wonderlich [6:38 PM]
Fun fact: Ty’s first and middle name are Tyrone Tyrin
Seth Kimbrell [6:38 PM]
Sin worked his tail off in college, man. I really wanna keep him around too
Logan Rapp [6:38 PM]
Doc likes a guy with that role and Sin seems to be perfectly content in it. Tyrone Tyrin Wallace, I wonder, is gonna go the route of Jawun Evans.
Matt Chong [6:38 PM]
Probably will if he can’t add a somewhat decent jumper.
He’s like the opposite of Gallo. When he shoots I almost just assume it isn’t going in.
Cannon Wonderlich [6:39 PM]
I have to imagine some team would give something for Ty. We shouldn’t waive him.