Clippers: 3 biggest questions to answer this offseason
By Evan Desai
One of the biggest questions the LA Clippers have to answer this offseason: Can they improve the bigs?
Both Ivica Zubac and Ibaka are good for the LA Clippers roster next year.
The Clippers, however, need to acquire some more depth in the big man department this offseason, however.
When the two of them went down in the playoffs, the Clippers were left with DeMarcus Cousins.
Cousins played well with his opportunities, but can’t play a ton of minutes in this league anymore.
If the Clippers could improve their big man depth this offseason, they’ll surely be a much-improved team.
The problem is, there aren’t a ton of good centers that are going to be available. Perhaps the Clippers could be interested in a player like Jarrett Allen? He averaged 13.2 points per game, 9.9 rebounds per game, and 1.4 blocks per game.
The issue is, with how bad the center free agent class looks, he might cost a lot, and more than what the Clippers can pay for after they re-sign their own guys.
Perhaps they’ll have to work out a trade. They’re a deep team, so there are likely lots of teams that would be interested in getting a deal done.
The Clippers can’t stray far from what their roster was this year, however, as it was so successful. They’re in a tough spot, but they need to get deeper at the center position.