Leonard has been involved in the team's training sessions recently, and he may be back in the next few games. The Clippers have undergone huge personnel changes in the offseason, especially in terms of stars, Paul George and Westbrook, and many fans believe that the Clippers may see a serious decline in their record in the new season. However, under Harden's leadership, the Clippers did not decline much in terms of record, but they won a lot of tough battles through excellent defensive ability.
After Paul George's departure, many fans are worried about the Clippers' offense in the new season, after all, Leonard has also suffered an injury. But when you take a closer look at the Clippers' offense this season, you will find that although Paul George is gone, another player has stepped up, and even his offensive efficiency on the court is even better than that of Paul George last season, and that player is Powell.
This season, Powell has averaged 23.5 points per game, shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 48.4 percent from three-point range per game, which is among the top outside players in the league. Paul George's stats this season are completely inferior to Powell's, and even Paul George's efficiency last season is not as efficient as Powell's this season. Keep in mind that Powell averaged just 13.9 points per game with the Clippers last season. This season, when he got more opportunities, he showed his full talent on the offensive end. Many fans bluntly said that he did not get too many offensive opportunities last year. With Paul George, Harden, Leonard and Westbrook, it's hard to have enough of the ball anymore.
So technically, the Clippers are still a Big Three team at the moment. After Leonard's return, their new Big Three will come together. The Big Three of Powell, Leonard and Harden will still make waves in the West. Without Powell's performance on the offensive end this season, the Clippers could be a bottom-ranked team. Because many players in the current Clippers roster are defensive players, and there are very few independent offensive players, Powell's importance to the current Clippers team is self-evident.
It wasn't until Leonard's return that the Clippers were really on track. Many fans believe that the correct way for the Clippers to play is still to take Harden as the main body, let Harden hold the ball more, and Leonard play more offense without the ball and at critical moments. Powell could be involved in more of an active offense when Leonard is off. In addition, Tyronn Lue must save on Leonard, after all, he is a very injury-prone player, and he must be reasonably controlled on the playing node, I don't know what the fans think?