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LA Clippers: Five concerns heading into the 2019-20 season

By Ryan Snellings

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 24: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left, looks on at his new players Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, right, during a press conference at the Green Meadows Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. George and Leonard were introduced to the media and fans as the newest members of the Clippers. (Photo by Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Daily Breeze via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 24: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, left, looks on at his new players Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, right, during a press conference at the Green Meadows Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. George and Leonard were introduced to the media and fans as the newest members of the Clippers. (Photo by Scott Varley/MediaNews Group/Daily Breeze via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 3: Ivica Zubac #40 of the LA Clippers and Kenneth Faried #35 of the Houston Rockets fight for the rebound on April 3, 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 3: Ivica Zubac #40 of the LA Clippers and Kenneth Faried #35 of the Houston Rockets fight for the rebound on April 3, 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) /

2. Center Depth

Another area lacking depth is the center position. Now, I’m personally not as worried about this position as I think Trezz takes a huge leap this season, but it still is worth noting. The Clippers do have big men on the roster in Zubac, Harrell, Green and rookie Mfiondu Kabengele, but the lack of size is apparent.

Zubac stands 7’1″ and is still young, but we can’t for certain say he’s the rim protector the team needs. Montrezl Harrell is springy, but he’s a little undersized. The same goes for JaMychal Green. Mfiondu Kabengele is unproven.

There are murmurs from fans that the team should look at a veteran like Joakim Noah. I even wrote why the signing might make sense. He offers a veteran presence that can step up in a pinch if the team needs size against some like say, the Los Angeles Lakers or the Philadelphia 76ers who will trot out a pair of big men.

Zubac and Harrell aren’t a bad combination. If anything, that was apparent in the latter half of the season. They just aren’t elite (at least, as far as we know).

The hope obviously is that the two are young and developed a lot this summer. From everything we’ve seen, that very well could be the case. The Clippers may have to address this as the season goes on, but it makes sense if they don’t look at it now.

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