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

By Garrett Chorpenning

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Utah Jazz on April 10, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 10: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Utah Jazz on April 10, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 8, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 8: Landry Shamet #20 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 8, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Landry Shamet: Exhaust the defense

Like the trade for JaMychal Green, the Tobias Harris trade is another that we’ll look back on in awe — especially a few years from now.

Harris was having an All-Star caliber season in Los Angeles, but his expiring contract was something the team obviously didn’t want to deal with come summer. In exchange for him, along with Mike Scott and Boban Marjanovic, the Philadelphia 76ers delivered a young star in Landry Shamet, plus Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala (more on that later) and two future first-round picks.

Knowing what we know now, the Clippers probably could have been satisfied with Shamet being the only player included.

The 22-year-old Shamet has been playing stellar basketball ever since he arrived in LA, scoring just under 11 points per game and shooting 45 percent from three-point range. Moreover, he’s taken over the role that J.J. Redick left behind when he signed with Philadelphia in 2017.

In addition to being a lights-out shooter, Shamet is fast. It’s hard to find a player that gets from one corner to the other than he does. And because of that, Shamet has already perfected the art of getting open.

Earlier this week, the Clippers played the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, in the final regular season game to be held at Oracle Arena. After the game, Kevin Durant commended Shamet for already being so good at that craft.

According to The Athletic‘s Jovan Buha, Durant stated he had to “use a lot of [his] energy to guard [Shamet]” and that he’s “an amazing young player” that will be a force in the league for a while.

If Shamet can continue to break down opposing defenses like he did the Warriors’, he’ll help create open looks for teammates all while scoring 20 points of his own each game.

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