LA Clippers: What every player needs to do in the playoffs

Wilson Chandler: Find his shot

Since coming to the LA Clippers via the Tobias Harris trade, Wilson Chandler has looked like a shell of his former self. He’s played poor defense, has struggled as a ball handler and hasn’t been able to get his shots to fall consistently. He’s just not been a good fit.

That being said, Chandler has gone through a lot of the same struggles that Danilo Gallinari went through last season — just not to the same degree. While still in Philadelphia, Chandler strained his left hamstring in a preseason game and hasn’t looked the same ever since. To make matters worse, he strained his right quadriceps just before the All-Star break, which he only just returned from a month ago.

Inconsistent health leads directly to inconsistent play, so it’s hard to be too upset with how he’s played for the Clippers thus far. He’s also looked a little bit better over the last few weeks, so there seems to be a decent chance he’ll get his legs back before the playoffs begin on Saturday.

Assuming Doc Rivers sticks with his rotations, Chandler should figure to be the ninth or tenth guy off the bench for LA. And while he won’t get a chance to make much of an impact there, his limited minutes could be especially meaningful if he continues to hit from range.

Since missing 14 of his first 16 three-point attempts as a Clipper, Chandler has turned it around and hit 11 of his last 24, or 41.7 percent. If that’s the kind of performance he brings into the playoffs, Chandler could become another weapon off LA’s already very dangerous bench.