On media day, the Clippers players were interviewed and expressed confidence in defending their titles again.

There have been a lot of huge contracts in the league in 16 years, such as Warriors point guard Mike Conley signing the team's five-year, $153 million contract to the largest contract in history.

On September 20, the Clippers also completed an early contract extension with "Brother Antetokounmpo", with 100 million for 4 years. As a result, when his rookie contract ends next year, he will be the highest-paid player on the Clippers.

Last season, Brother Alphabet's stats were not very pretty, but he signed a bigger contract than Draymond Green, and many reporters used this as the main topic, asking whether Draymond Green, Danny Green, and Whiteside would feel that their annual salary was too small.

Draymond shook his head and said, "No, I'm not going to count other people's wallets, it's his money, not mine." I'm not going to try to convince my teammates to take a pay cut to stay with the team, I'm more concerned about winning games. ”

Whiteside also has no problem with the Clippers management, saying that the lack of money is not a problem, as long as the NBA2K game turns his ability higher, otherwise he will be very unhappy when playing the game.

In today's crazy player market, Brother Alphabet's early contract extension is actually a reasonable price, and Harrison Barnes, who has similar data as Brother Alphabet, signed the Timberwolves for 94 million in 4 years.

Compared with the potential, Brother Alphabet is definitely much bigger than Barnes, who plays mainly without the ball, but his contract is only 6 million higher, which is not the maximum salary. Yang Rui knows that Brother Alphabet will improve, and he is about to explode, and this signing is for the Clippers.

Draymond has a low contract because he is a blue-collar interior lineman, plays well on the offensive end, and averages about 10 points per game, and he knows very well how much he relies on the Clippers' tactical system on the offensive end, and can only play as a playmaker.

Draymond participated in the Brazilian Olympics with the U.S. team in the summer, and was only a marginal man on the team, shooting 5-of-21 from the field, shooting 23.8%, averaging 2.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

No one doubts the strength of the Clippers, and they are all in the preseason to warm up, with 7 wins and 0 losses, and they are the first in the official power list.

After the start of the regular season, the Clippers had another winning streak, and they played beautifully, and their offensive power was significantly stronger than last season.

At the end of December, the Clippers were 33-3, not as good as last season, but still leading the league.

The Clippers lost to the Spurs and the Mavericks, and the biggest upset was the Christmas derby, the Clippers lost to the Lakers, the Clippers players were too relaxed and played, and the stars continued to play iron in the final quarter, and finally lost by 4 points.

The Lakers are not weak, have potential newcomers inside and outside, and hired Doug Rivers as head coach.

In the summer, the Lakers did not bring in big names, but signed Ryan Anderson for 80 million for five years and Richard Jefferson for 10 million for two years. The start of the game was good because Embiid, the "Emperor" who returned from injury, performed bravely, can help the team inside and out, and can help the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

The Lakers relied on offense to win, and all six players on the team scored double-doubles, with Nick Young, Clarkson, Louis Williams, D'Angelo Russell and others all having good scoring ability. Embiid made a cameo appearance as a center with a large belt and four small, and the Clippers ran and attacked each other, and the Lakers did not suffer.

The Lakers started the game 17-16 and finally had a chance to return to the playoffs after a few years of silence. However, the team lacks consistency, winning against the Clippers and Spurs, as well as losing to the 76ers and Knicks.

Embiid will definitely be selected as the best rookie as long as he doesn't get injured, and he averages 21.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 27 minutes per game, shooting 46.6% from the field and 36.7% from three-point range.

When reporters interviewed Embiid and asked him how he felt about getting rid of his injury, Embiid sighed: "The days I was out of the game, the two whole seasons I missed...... I was in a dark situation. Now that I'm back and have a chance to win Rookie of the Year, I think it pays off everything I sacrificed. ”

Some fans on the Internet said: This season's Lakers, it's dawn.

The Clippers have twice won by more than 50 points, the worst death is the 76ers, Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot for the season, the team is completely defenseless, and the Clippers won by 62 points at home.

The core of the 76 team, Kevin Love, was weak in offense and defense, and this game was not good, and he shot 7 of 21 from the wild. Covington, the best wing player for the 76ers in his previous life, was on the Clippers and could only be a substitute, with problems both inside and outside.

This season, the 76ers must still go straight to the top pick, and there is no suspense.

Another team that lost miserably was the Heat, whose roster had completely collapsed, and Griffin was also sidelined with injury, losing by 56 points at home.

The Clippers' attack is terrifying. Nikola Jokic, who averaged 6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last season, stepped up and replaced Gasol, who left, as the team's starting center. His performance is not as good as that of Gasol last season, and he plays the same style, he has better physical fitness and more scoring efficiency.

Jokic played just 26.6 minutes after the start of the game, averaging 16.1 points, 9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 57.8% from the field, 37.6% from three-point range and 82.5% from the free throw line.

Still on the fringes last season, Fast Forward 180 this season, Jokic has booked the Most Improved Player award and could be named to the All-Star Game.

Antetokounmpo has also improved a lot, head-to-heads, positional battles, air cuts, and breakthroughs to the basket, all of which have star level. He's super one-on-one defense, can keep up with defenders with his footsteps, can interfere with shots with his arm span, and is also good at grabbing rebounds.

He averaged 33.2 minutes per game, scoring 20.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks, shooting 52% from the field, 34.7% from three-point range, and 77% from the free throw line.

Since Brother Alphabet joined the Clippers, Yang Rui has found a special person to guide him to shoot, which has been effective, but he still shoots too little this season, hitting an average of 0.6 three-pointers per game.

The biggest advantage of Brother Alphabet is that he is very sure of going heads-up near the penalty area. Last season, his trick was only the "alphabet step" to start the layup from a distance, and after a year of learning from the veteran Miller, he also practiced the low-post turn shot and small hook hand. As long as he wants to play, it is difficult for the opponent to limit without wrapping.

The two youngsters and Curry formed a new offensive trident, and the two Greens defended the main defense, pulling away and waiting for opportunities, catching and shooting.

If the opponent is not beaten by the Clippers starters in the first quarter, they will have to face the league's most terrifying bench bandits. LaVine, Booker, Covington, David West, Whiteside.

This lineup can counterattack quickly, and the positional battle of three people opens up space, and LaVine and Whiteside are very threatening to block and dismantle in the middle.

If the opponent lacks a big man inside, the Clippers will play small-ball tactics, and David Lee, Bamott, and Brogdon will also be useful. Zhou Qi and Powell were the worst, and they were directly sent to NBDL training.

Until he trains his muscles and three points, Zhou Qi will not get a chance to play.

The Clippers made a plan for him, he didn't have to gain too much weight, 110 kilograms would qualify, and the defensive end would follow the Chandler route to ensure mobility. Muscle gain is a must, Zhou Qi has a small skeleton, and if he doesn't practice strength, he will transform into O'Neill on the inside.

Previously, people said that the Clippers were flawed, that they were a team that relied heavily on the quality of their screens, and that they needed a lot of teamwork.

No one says that now, both Antetokounmpo and Booker are good at playing more alone than together, the only problem is that Curry has to give up some of the ball and can't take unlimited shots like last season.

The core concedes the ball is nothing, the Clippers' locker room atmosphere is very good, they are all stars cultivated after coming to the Clippers, and they have never been bosses before, so they don't have a shelf.

Curry also maintained the good style of elementary school students as the boss, and the others were gentlemen, and Draymond, the only man with a temper, yelled at most on the defensive end. There is no doubt that the Clippers are the favorites to win the championship!