LA Clippers: 2 disadvantages, 1 advantage to trading Patrick Beverley
By Evan Desai
No. 1 advantage to the LA Clippers trading Patrick Beverley: Improved offense
Patrick Beverley leaving the LA Clippers of course stings as Clipper fans, but Bledsoe is the better offensive player.
Beverley is a good shooter, striking from distance at a 39.7% rate. That being said, I’m not so sure he’d be able to hit the type of shots that Bledsoe takes on a regular basis.
Bledsoe shoots a lot more than Beverley. He’s more trusted in offensive roles. He averaged five three-point attempts this year (1.2 more than Pat Bev), and 10.3 field goal attempts (4.4 more than Pat Bev).
Bledsoe averaged 12.2 points per game this season compared to Beverley’s 7.5. He’s averaged 14 in his career, compared to Beverley’s 8.8. He averaged 1.7 more assists than Beverley (Bledsoe averaged 3.8 per game), and Bledsoe’s lifetime mark of 4.7 assists per game is much higher than Bev’s 3.4.
Again, Beverley can shoot, but he doesn’t have the nickname ‘Mini LeBron’ like Bledsoe does. I’m not saying that nickname is completely accurate; nobody is. But he earned that nickname due to the amount of tricks he has in his offensive bag.
His skillset allows for him to play much bigger than his 6’1″ height.
Next. Fans should be thrilled if this comes true. dark
There are certainly disadvantages to losing Pat Bev in this deal, but there’s also certainly a bright side.