Paul + Bill + Daluo + Collins! The boat becomes an aircraft carrier this summer. Staying healthy is a favorite to win the championship?

The new season countdown is 26 days. Looking back on last season, the Clippers failed to break through the first round for three consecutive years.

Almost no one will be optimistic about this Clippers before the start of last season: George switched to Philadelphia with a maximum salary of $212 million in four years, and Carziger suffered swelling and inflammation after knee surgery. He will be absent for a long time - Harden woke up and found that he had transformed from the third leader in the 2023-24 season to the temporary male lead, and the single-core led the Clippers to the 76ers in the West, where the competitive environment was extremely tragic.

Harden's pick-and-roll control style remains, Zubac's offense and defense has grown into the core of the inside line, and Powell has a second spring. The three brothers play the three-pronged attacking ends of the Clippers; defense is the foundation for the Clippers' life to settle down last season, and their defensive efficiency ranks third in the league. Dunn and Jones lead the defensive team, each performing their duties, and the three armies use their lives.

On January 5, 2025, before Brother Kazi came back after 253 days, Harden led the Clippers to a record of 19 wins and 15 losses, and his leadership performance was worthy of the mainstay of the Clippers' regular season last season.

The Clippers continued to upgrade their lineup before the trading deadline, sending Mann and Heyland to the Hawks, and replacing Bogdan Bogdanovic as the sixth substitute; 4 days later, the Clippers signed Ben Simmons in the buyout market - the nine-player final rotation was formed, launching a strong impact on the playoff rankings.

The Clippers won 18 wins and 3 losses from March 6 to April 14, with a final record of 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking fifth in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs, and played against the Denver Nuggets, which also had 50 wins and 32 losses in the first round.

The two teams jointly staged a soul-stirring series, and they played evenly to the seventh game. G7 will determine life and death in one game. Harden scored only 7 points in 2 of 8 shots. The puzzle players around Jokic felt a lot and shot thousands of arrows at the same time. The Nuggets led the Clippers by 27 points in the third quarter, and the game lost the suspense early.

The Clippers have achieved at least 50 wins in two consecutive years in the regular season. Looking at the performance of the entire regular season last season, it actually exceeded expectations. He encountered a strong opponent in the first round of the playoffs, and the loss in the tiebreak did reveal the two major problems of Harden's current organization and the puzzle player's defense and strong shots and weak shots.

The Clippers gave their total first and first round swap rights from 2024 to 2029 in the two major deals of George (Thunder) and Harden (76ers). This also means that the Clippers are not qualified to play badly in the new season and can only rush up with a tough bullet.

The Clippers first issued a 1+1 player option contract of 81.5 million for two years, which can be regarded as a reward for Harden's single-core team performance last season. He averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game last season, with a three-point shooting percentage of 35.2%, and averaged 3-pointers and returned to the All-National Team (three teams) since 2020.

Harden is 36 years old now. For the core of an old organization, the annual contract renewal of 40 million is reasonable. His field control and passability can indeed make Zubac and Kazi Ge easier to play, and his own system can provide the Clippers with a smooth running of the regular season. Harden’s biggest problem now is that his scoring ability has declined significantly compared with his peak period, and he cannot output stably. He has to rely more on Brother Kazi to overcome the heavy responsibility.

Brother Kazi has two years and 103 million contracts left, and expires in the summer of 2027. The 1+1 contract that the Clippers gave to Harden is basically the same as the contract period of Brother Kazi. The Clippers can release their salary space in 2027 to pursue super big fish such as Jokic and Antetokounmpo, and can also reorganize their lineups around Brother Kazi and Harden.

The Clippers have basically determined that the trio of Kazi Ge + Harden + Zubac is the core team building framework for this and next year, and will use Kazi Ge's two-year contract to win the championship in the 2025-2027 season.

The Clippers have been strengthening wildly during the offseason, and the lineup thickness and strength have ushered in the peak of the Kazige era.

On July 1, the Clippers signed Daluo for 18 million in 2 years. His space attributes complement Zubac, with averaging 37.3% of his three-point shooting percentage last season. He can make 1.7 three-pointers per game and also make 1.9 blocks. His shooting and rim protection ability are perfectly adapted to the Clippers.

When Zubac was resting, Daluo was more than enough to serve as a substitute, and the Clippers could even use a double tower lineup in specific situations. Daluo's inside and outside features and Harden's pick-and-roll are simply beautiful, greatly enriching the Clippers' tactical diversity.

On July 7, the Clippers sent Powell in a three-party transaction for Collins. A major flaw in the Clippers' playoffs this year is undoubtedly that there is no genuine No. 4 position that can limit Gordon. Now he has a full-size No. 4 position, and Collins' three-point shooting percentage last season reached 39.9%. His aerial tactical value, fixed-point three-point ability, and pie finishing ability can seamlessly integrate into the Clippers system.

On July 17, the Clippers signed Bills with 11 million in two years, with an average annual average of more than 5 million, which is a very cost-effective one. Bill can make up for the vacancy of Powell's departure, and his ability to independently attack with the ball is an upgrade to Powell!

The characteristics of Bill's double-athlete guards can allow him to be an off-ball shooter by Carden, as well as a second-team secondary attacker, and as the sixth man in the second lineup. One person can play multiple roles, and the Clippers system can be said to have been upgraded again.

On July 21, the old captain Paul returned to the Clippers, and the depth of the Clippers' lineup can only be described as horror. He passed and helped the Spurs last season, averaging 7.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting percentage of 37.7% of the three-pointers, and still has oil in the fuel tank. It is more than enough to serve as the substitute main controller of Harden during rest.

The combination of the archery team has renewed its front line. Harden + Paul ensures that the Clippers start and substitute have a 48-minute control brain, and the luxurious top-notch match is unparalleled.

Clippers return to the first echelon of championship competition, health is the top priority.

After crazy expansion of troops during the offseason, the Clippers have already had a terrifying paper lineup: Zubac, Daluo, Collins, Cello, Jones, Batum, Harden, Bill, Paul, Bogdan, Dunn - the 11 players are now in the rotation list of combat power, with strong troops and a sword aimed at the championship.

There is no doubt that the thickness of the Clippers' lineup is in the first championship echelon in the Western Conference, with both superstars and rotation depth, reaching the strength conditions to enter the championship finals.

The biggest hidden danger of the Clippers is undoubtedly aging. Harden is 36 years old, Paul is 40 years old, Dalow is 37 years old, Kazige is 34 years old, Bogdan is 33 years old, Batum is 36 years old, Bill is 32 years old, and Dunn is 31 years old. The eight people in this rotation team are over 30 years old, and only Collins, Jones, and Zubac are under 30 years old.

There are no injuries, the depth of the Clippers' lineup is at the level of aircraft carriers; once the core Carziger or Harden is injured, the Clippers, which lack core components, will become a small broken ship again.

The healthy Clippers are strong in the new season, and the biggest shortcoming in each position may be head coach Coach Lu. How to use these 11 people well and keep them healthy will test the ability of Guidance Lu.

The Clippers have determined to win the championship. They did make big moves this offseason, but before the aircraft carrier set sail, Bogdan was injured. The Clippers' paper lineup is terrifying, but it's also true that old and crisp. How far they can go in the new season really depends on their health.