Strickland33
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Trez will play some some center when they go small.
they also signed Patrick Patterson. He's a decent PF off the bench.
Definitely. This roster is designed for small ball. George is going to play a lot of PF in small lineups, but between Zubac, Patterson, Harrell, Green, and Harkless, there are plenty of combinations that the Clippers can throw out in the post.
To follow up on Complacent Deac's post, though:
When you have Leonard and George, you don't need full time handlers, either. Beverly, Shamet, Williams, etc. are perfect complements to ball-dominant wings, as guys who can shoot, slash, and distribute.
Lou is just a beast of an offensive player and he finally started to look like a consistent distributor last year, to the tune of 5.4 assists/2.4 turnovers.
Beverely is still a knockdown three point shooter (40% 3FG last year) while being one of the more efficient distributors and defensive players in the league.
Landry made 45% of his threes on six attempts as a Clipper last year and averaged just under 11ppg. He's probably the best pure shooter that we have had since JJ left; his ability to curl off screens makes that comparison a bit less ridiculous, IMO.
Clippers back court is actually kind of stacked when you think about how effective Leonard has made his backcourt-mates look over the years.