Team record prediction of Clippers offseason operations: Harden may return after signing a contract, and the two forwards will leave?

After defeating the Nuggets in the tiebreak, the Clippers once again took a vacation early and went home to fish. The management obviously needs to do a lot of work during the offseason. Especially the latter's core James Harden. Although his performance in this round of series has been ups and downs, especially in the tiebreaker game, judging from the current situation, the Clippers and James Harden are likely to continue to cooperate, and both sides will make their last move to the championship O'Brien Trophy.

The reporter with the team predicted the Clippers' offseason operation. The most noteworthy point is that James Harden may re-sign the contract and return to the Clippers with a slight salary cut. According to reporters, although James Harden's performance in the series is not that outstanding, considering that he is a core defender, the lower limit of his team is very stable, and James Harden was also selected as the All-Star last season, the Clippers will definitely regard him as the main or even number one operation task in this offseason.

However, compared with other leagues, the biggest difference may be that there are strict salary cap restrictions. Even if the boss spends money desperately, he cannot do anything arbitrarily. What's more, if he exceeds the salary tyrant line, he will face a series of punishments or constraints. Now most of the Clippers' rotation players have long-term guarantee contracts. Even if James Harden's salary remains unchanged next year or even declines slightly, plus Kawhi Leonard, Norman Powell, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Ivica Zubac, Derek Jones Jr. and Chris Dunn, etc., the Clippers' main rotation salary will be at least more than 150 million US dollars, and they are no longer able to bid for other powerful players.

At the same time, two forward substitutes were due to the expiration of the contract and the year of playing, and the Clippers were unable to offer too high prices, so they were likely to choose to leave. The first is Ben Simmons. He joined the Clippers in the middle of the season. Although it is indeed different from the past. Ben Simmons fell out of the main rotation lineup in the playoffs and can only score 0.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game, Ben Simmons' strength is still stronger than most basic players. It seems unrealistic to let him stay in the Clippers as a marginal person at a low price. After all, Ben Simmons' position on the field has always been relatively vague, and he can even play from point guard to center. This attribute seems more popular in any era.

As for Amir Kofi, he sat on the bench in the playoffs and did not get any chance to play. In fact, Amir Kofi made great progress in the regular season, averaging 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. But he suffered injuries in the final stage, and the reduction in the number of rotations in the playoffs led to Amir Kofi being abandoned. By this summer, Amir Kofi will become a free agent. The Clippers are unable to offer a quote above the base salary. Amir Kofi is not yet 28 years old, so he will definitely hope to go out and strive for a more stable contract and time.