![]() So if the Clips choose to go with a small lineup, expect the team to take Zubac out of that group and add a Terance Mann or Nicolas Batum. The Dubs like to use small lineups often, and James Wiseman will not be playing in the game for them. The Clippers are playing the Warriors in their first game. The LA Clippers will have a starting lineup that will win a lot of games, even with the injuries they’re facing.īased off of what Ty Lue has said about what he expects to have as the starting lineup, the starting lineup is likely going to be: Kawhi will likely not be back for a long time, but this roster has enough depth to hold it down in his absence. It’s possible that Ibaka will play, but wise to not count on it. That being said, they made the Western Conference Finals last year without them, and continue to have good depth on this team. They don’t have their best player in Kawhi Leonard out there, nor do they have a proven and established quality big man on the floor in Serge Ibaka. For these guys, any preseason minutes to have on film tape for international teams would be helpful, though the Exhibit 10s (if they aren’t waived before) would give incentive to join the Ontario Clippers.The LA Clippers start their season on Thursday, and have an underrated roster. It would have been long shots for any of them to make the roster, but considering the summer league and lack of talk around any of them, it’s questionable whether they’ll even be at camp. However, they barely played in Summer League, and when they did play, they didn’t look great (Williamson was the best, but played the least minutes). I think these guys are still coming to camp? The Clippers signed all three rookies to Exhibit 10 deals shortly after the 2022 NBA Draft. But the Clippers aren’t super deep at point guard either, with two aging vets in Wall and Jackson and the green Preston, so Moon makes sense as a veteran third-stringer too. If he looks like he can give the Clippers at least semi-competent minutes as a reserve in a pinch, that two-way spot might be his. Brown fills more of a need, as the Clippers have just two true big men, and one of them is Diabate, a second-round rookie. Moon has very little NBA experience, but is o lder and a more seasoned pro with an established floor. Brown has played more minutes in the NBA, but nearly all for horrible teams, and they’ve uniformly been worse with him on the court. Both players are eligible for two-way deals, so they could be signed to that contract or a regular deal for the 15 th spot on the roster. The two favorites for the Clippers’ final roster spots going into the 2023 training camp are center Moses Brown and point guard Xavier Moon. How’s Brandon’s decision-making? Is his improved strength good against NBA players, or was that Summer League only? Can Jason Preston launch from deep to create room for driving lanes? How’s Moussa’s ability to read the floor on both ends? The three of these guys should all see plenty of minutes in preseason and get in lots of scrimmage time in training camp, and hopefully stand out. Still, it’s important for them to show off what they’ve been working on this summer, even if their efforts don’t result in a move up the rotation charts. However, they do have guaranteed deals, and are therefore near locks to make the Clippers’ roster (Boston Jr. The Clippers’ three first- and second-year players will almost assuredly not be in the Clippers’ healthy rotation his year. ![]() These are also players who are still young enough to be developing new skills and abilities, so some things to keep an eye on are Luke’s ballhandling, Terance’s three-point shot, Zu’s passing, and Coffey’s defense. It’s very possible only one of Mann, Kennard, and Coffey is in the rotation when the Clippers are fully healthy, and while most people have penciled in Mann, training camp and preseason will help the coaching staff determine who has a leg up. However, outside of Zubac, these are players whose spots in the rotation are not certain. The Clippers’ group of players in their mid-20s are all on their second (or in the case of Ivica Zubac, third) contracts and are established in the NBA to some extent. Outside of Kawhi Leonard, every one of these guys should be good to go, and even Kawhi might be ready for training camp, though no sure-fire report has suggested one way or the other. In their late 20s to mid-30s, the only thing to watch out for is if they play, and monitoring their health if not. These are players well into their careers who have literally nothing to prove in training camp. Here’s a look at the Clippers’ 2023 training camp roster, and what to look for from different players as we get into training camp and then preaseason. ![]() The start of NBA training camps are just around the corner, which means our player previews are starting next week.
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