Clippers news: Champion center joins, Batum renews his contract and stays with the team, the strongman is about to be sacked

Champion center joins

Today, according to espn's chief reporter shams, sources revealed that the Clippers and free agent Brooke Lopez reached a two-year, $1,800,000 contract, which is also the Clippers' first signing in the free market. Lopez, 37, is 2.11m tall and weighs 127kg. He plays as a center on the court. He has played in the NBA for 17 seasons and has played in the total regular season games in 1,105 games per game, averaging 30.3 minutes per game to score 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.9 blocks. His three shooting percentages are 49.7%, 35.2% and 79.7%. Daluo has been selected for the All-Star once and the Best Defensive Team twice, helping the Bucks win the championship in the 20-21 season.

Authentic, as I grow older and have more injuries, Lopez's condition has declined significantly, especially in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Pacers were targeted infinitely by the Pacers because of their slow pace, so that they were later abandoned by the Bucks. However, Daluo can still provide enough help to the Clippers in his limited playing time. On the offensive end, Daluo can eat cakes and open up space to shoot long shots. Especially when playing pick-and-roll with Harden, there are many changes, which can effectively enrich the Clippers' offensive tactics; on the defensive end, Daluo is one of the best squat centers in the league, and his frame protection and blocking are still top-notch; most importantly, Daluo's arrival has given Zubac a qualified substitute, and his playing time will be reasonably controlled, and he can also avoid some hidden dangers of overwork. Overall, the Clippers' signing of Daluo is still a good operation.

Batum renewed his contract and stayed with the team

Today, according to famous reporter shams, Clippers veteran Nicholas Batum refused to implement the 2-year, $4.9 million player option for the 2025-26 season. After becoming a free agent, he reached a two-year, $1,150,000 contract with the Clippers. Shams said the second year is the team option, where the Clippers can choose whether to execute or reject. In the first round of the playoffs last season, Batum was the most impressive player in the Clippers' team except Harden, Ka Xiao and Zubac. He played 7 games, averaged 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.7 blocks (leading the series).

For the Clippers, Batum is the team's locker room leader and an indispensable offensive hub and defensive pillar for the bench. It is cost-effective to renew the contract at the price of the mini middle class. It is worth mentioning that during the playoffs last season, Batum said that he was getting closer to retirement. Now, the contract he signed is likely to be his last contract in the NBA, and it has fulfilled his dream of living in the Clippers. I also hope that in the new season, Lao Ba can continue to shine on both offense and defense, strive to help the Clippers go further and win a championship that I long ago before retirement.

The strongman is about to be laid off, today, after the Clippers signed Daluo and renewed Batum, salary expert Yossi Gozlan analyzed that the Clippers will also lay off inside player Eubanks. Yossi Gozlan said that signing Daluo took part of the full middle class, and there was still $530,000 left to sign. If Eubanks was cut, you could still get $480,000 in space. Before the trading deadline last season, the Jazz sent Eubanks to the Clippers. Originally, the Clippers hoped that Eubanks could play the role of a substitute center of the team, but unexpectedly his performance was not good.

Eubanks played 24 regular season games for the Clippers, averaging 7.4 minutes per game and only scored 2.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists. Judging from the game process, Eubanks scored in a single offensive way, could only eat cakes, and often had butter hands, which made people's scalp numb; on the defensive side, Eubanks was also a headless fly, with poor awareness of position selection and bad defensive habits. It is foreseeable that once the Clippers cut Eubanks, he is likely to withdraw from the NBA stage, after all, with his current level, there are not even teams willing to provide a basic salary.