Team reporter: The Clippers need to rejuvenate to improve their fast break. They can trade veterans such as Batum and Da Luo as soon as possible.

November 24 News Today, Clippers team reporter Iliyan Lakhani published an article talking about the Clippers' recent poor performance and believed that the team needs to be completely rejuvenated. The following is the full content.

The Los Angeles Clippers need young blood to improve fast break efficiency

The foundation of an effective fast attack lies in youth and physical fitness. While they excel in the half-court and in transition, the statistics show their age: They rank 29th in the NBA in fast-break points scored and allowed fast-break points. Considering the average age of the team, fans should expect they won't be able to match up with the younger, faster teams in the league.

In addition, this weakness of the Clippers is also very obvious in the data. With James Harden as the backstop driving the offense and John Collins and Kobe Sanders working hard at receiver, it's like rushing downhill. However, head coach Tyronn Lue understands that other players are not providing much help in transition. Worst of all, the effective solution to this problem does not lie in tactical adjustments.

The Los Angeles Clippers must extricate themselves from veteran dilemma

A professional and experienced team should have anticipated similar weaknesses among Brook Lopez, Chris Paul, and Nicolas Batum. Others have seen the future, but they have not. It is unrealistic to expect these three players who are close to retirement to continue to sprint at full strength. Luo's contract has two years left to expire with $17.9 million, and Batum has two years left to expire with $11.48 million. The second year of their contracts are both team options. The team's excessive optimism eventually led to the current predicament, which requires more patience and more difficult to watch possessions.

In fact, according to the official data of the NBA trio, as of press time, these three players have played a total of 31 minutes this season, with a net efficiency (points difference per 100 possessions) of 0.2 and an offensive rhythm value of 95.40. For comparison, the Celtics' game rhythm as a team is the slowest in the league, at 96.44, which is faster than the Clippers trio. They get less playing time because of the limitations Lue places on them. He kept Paul out for multiple games and considered handing the backup center role to Yannick Niederhauser.

In addition, the Clippers are eager to trade some veterans. They need young people to stay competitive, but unfortunately, a trade that could change the game on the break might not happen until February at the earliest.

In other words, acquiring faster players through trade and giving up the Clippers veterans may make the dream come true. If the team wants to open up the situation early, it must make the right decision and evaluate which players need to be traded.