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Signing Bill Dalow with salary cuts! Thank you Harden, Frank s request, Tyron Lue should help him reduce his burden

1:33pm, 20 July 2025Basketball

With Bill joining the Clippers, the team's starting lineup is already perfect. Powell was exchanged for Collins, and the Clippers were tied with Bill when they strengthened the fourth position. In this case, the Clippers start the starting point guard, Bill's point guard, Leonard, former former Collins and center Zubac. Next is a minor repair of the Clippers' substitute. Today, the Ship Record reported that Paul has basically returned, so Frank still has room for operation.

Paul will be Harden's first substitute, so Bogdan and Dunn's value has dropped. It depends on how Frank uses these two players to trade to supplement the depth of the frontcourt. In an interview today, Frank also revealed that the Clippers' biggest task in the new season is to help Harden reduce the burden. They hope to create a perfect 10-man rotation, after all, Harden is fifth in the league in playing time last season, which is too much for a 36-year-old veteran. As the rotation increases, Tyron Lue can't be stubborn either. He should be awake and use rotations to accumulate energy in the playoffs like the Pacers.

The Clippers also have the responsibility and obligation to take care of Harden's health. Frank said that the team's ability to sign Bill and Dalow was due to the salary cut of Harden. If Harden doesn't cut his salary and renew his contract with the Clippers, they simply don't have enough room. Harden rejected the option of 36.53 million players this offseason, and then signed with the Clippers for 2 years to 81.5 million. It seems that Harden's annual salary has increased from 36.53 million to 40 million, but the problem is that Harden can get more than 40 million from the Clippers.

Last season, Harden played almost 79 games in full, and missed 3 games and was forced to rest. Average of 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. What is Harden's value? He can lead the team alone to maintain the basic playoffs, he can organize and score points, and he can also take on the role of leader. This will protect the players at the bottom and will be a treasure in itself. To put it bluntly, Harden needs an annual salary of 50 million, will the Clippers give it? Ballmer will give it too.

The Clippers wanted to rebuild in 27 years, and before that they did not want any long-term contracts. Instead, they can accept high salary and short appointments, and only make it to 1-2 seasons. So Harden has the initiative over the Clippers. After all, without Harden, Leonard's body is so crispy. What can the Clippers use to protect the basic market? But when he took the initiative, Harden only took 81.5 million for two years, which was really a good person. This is also the reason why Frank was moved by Harden's sacrifice.

Frank commented on Harden: "Harden could have received a larger contract, but he is willing to cut his salary. This is the only reason why the Clippers can sign Bill and Lopez. Without Harden, we would not have got Bill at all. He spent about 30 minutes directly communicating with Bill's agent to convince him why the Clippers are the best place to go. Harden sacrificed a lot, not only part of the contract, but also part of the game performance. So we have the responsibility to take care of Harden's health next season, and he has too much playing time."

Frank is right, Harden's data will definitely drop next season except for the salary cut. After all, Bill is too capable of scoring, and Harden has to sacrifice some ball rights. Collins itself is the fourth position with a score as the main score. Harden's assists will increase, so it's no problem to get an assist king. If you score, you won’t have enough points in terms of shooting rights. This is still a good situation. With Bill and Leonard's physical brittleness, it is hard to say whether it can help Harden reduce the burden. This is the key to the Clippers' full efforts to convince Paul to return. He can at least breathe a sigh of relief on the bench.

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