From the comments of the ship record, see the direction of the Clippers. Will Harden leave the team?

The Athletic reporter Law Murray revealed: "Brogden will be a major goal for the Clippers."

He said: "The Clippers wanted to get Brogdon before. If Brogdon was bought out before, the Clippers will consider signing him."

Law Murray also said in his blog that the time point for the Clippers to reshape their facade is not this summer, but more likely to be the 2027 offseason. He said:

"In 2027, that is the summer when Leonard, Harden and Powell's contracts expire, that is the key point - what kind of players will they pursue then? There has not been any in-depth research yet, but everything may happen... I always think of Sga."

"The Thunder are in a good situation now, but one of the fans who most hopes that they will lose the playoffs is the Clippers. If you can say to Sga, 'You have never succeeded here, maybe you should consider not renewing your contract and finding another way out', that may be a turning point."

There are several information points here. First of all, the main goal this summer is Brogdon; the second is the time point for reshaping the storefront - the summer of 2027; the third is the 2027 offseason, I hope the Clippers can get Sga.

The feasibility of the transaction is not within the scope of this discussion. We mainly analyze the trend of the Clippers this summer through the above information points.

The Clippers are interested in Brogdon, and it is obvious that they want to strengthen the substitute point guard, so Simmons is likely to leave the team. Simmons is tall and can defend multiple positions, but his shortcomings are also obvious, attacking a black hole and seriously damaging the space on the field.

The person who is interested in Brogden, who is a 32-year-old veteran and has injuries, and his shooting efficiency is especially a career-low three-point efficiency of 28.6%. It means saving money. After all, Brogdon will become a full free agent this summer, and with his performance this season, it is impossible for him to get an annual salary of $22.5 million this season.

Brogden, as a defender, has the physique and can connect in series, and has performed well outside the three-point line, but that was all before the injury. The injury caused him to suffer from a sharp turn of success this season. The Clippers' interest in Brogden is actually the same as Bogdan, just betting that they can recover to their peak state. Even if they recover 80%, they will spend a small amount of money to do big things.

If you want to get Sga in the summer of 2027, it will not be discussed whether you can get Sga, but this reveals that the Clippers will rebuild in the summer of 2027 and will revolve around a young superstar.

Balmer is willing to trade Xiaoka and Harden? Unless it can be exchanged for a younger superstar. But this is difficult, first of all, you need to match the first round pick. The Clippers will lose control in the first round of picks in the next four years and have limited chips. Secondly, you need to meet Nick, not every team's general manager is Nick.

If you only exchange for the draft pick, it will be completely ruined. Will Ballmer spend $2 billion to build the Intuit Dome, he will leave his new home court empty? Didn’t “squeeze” Harden and Xiao Ka’s performance in the last two years? It can ensure both ratings and attendance.

, which means that the Clippers will not rebuild this summer. And as the Ship Record says, the time for the Clippers to rebuild will be in the summer of 2027.

Why is the 2027 offseason? Because the small card contract expires in the summer of 2027. This can also answer the question of Harden's stay and stay in the summer, which shows that the Clippers do not want to let Harden go this summer, and they are willing to renew their contract with Harden until 2027. Then this contract will expire at the same time as the small card. At that time, the small card will be 36 years old and Harden will be 38 years old. Even if the two renew their contracts, they will be far lower than their current salary.

Of course, there are also variables here. Harden gave up the player option (most likely) to renew his contract in advance. This will be the last big contract of Harden's career, and his salary for the player option next season is $36.4 million. Will he choose to be less than that?

In fact, with Harden's personality, as long as it is not too much, just like Morey, he will choose to reduce his salary appropriately. And Harden enjoys playing in his hometown, so it is still very likely that he stays in the Clippers, and the Clippers are looking for Brogdon to find a substitute for Harden.

Harden and Xiaoka Clippers have the main framework, and Zubac's progress is obvious to all, and he will not be traded.

Batum has a player option, but with his playoff performance, Frank will definitely keep Batum.

The rest of the free agents, Mills, Coffey, Flowers, and Simmons mentioned above, will all leave the team.

Powell is quite embarrassed. His progress this season is obvious to all, but his condition declines are also severe after Xiao Ka comes back. The cause of the injury is part of it, and the reduction of the ball is more important. In fact, Powell is more suitable to be on the bench, and if he is willing to believe that he is staying, the probability of being left is high.

The remaining players, including Jones Jr., Dunn, Bogdan, etc., will become trading chips. But we can't ignore one problem, the Clippers are not targeting the championship, just like this season. So they will first focus on saving money, and will only take action unless the cost-effectiveness is appropriate, and will also implement the trading strategy of this season.

Since the Clippers are lower than the first rich line, the trading in the offseason is still flexible, it depends on what tricks Frank can do!