He should see tons of minutes yet again with Kawhi out. While he never really lit up the stat sheet, Batum averaged 27.4 minutes per game and was an elite glue guy last season. Batum shot 40% from three for the first time since the 2009-2010 season as well. Most people thought his career was over when he was benched in Charlotte, but he has thrived as a switchable forward who can also play the small-ball 5 spot when needed. Nicolas Batum SF/PF/C – High-End Backup (28 minutes per game)īatum has had a pleasant late-career resurgence with the Clippers.
In 2021-2022, he likely falls somewhere in between those two marks. Morris averaged 26.4 minutes per game in the regular season and 31.8 minutes per game in the playoffs. Two of these performances came in game 5 and game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. He was asked to step up big for the Clippers in the playoffs as well and had some bad moments, but also posted five games of 22+ points in the playoffs. Marcus Morris shot a whopping 47.2% from three on 5.2 attempts per game. Last year, Morris was one of the most elite 3-point shooters (especially from the corner) in the entire NBA. The Morris twins are always polarizing players for fans, but Marcus has been a very consistent role player for the last 7 seasons. Marcus Morris PF/C – Starter (28 minutes per game) Jackson is not a true point guard, but the Clippers are used to non-traditional PGs with the likes of Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams being the point guards for the Clippers the last few years before Jackson. Jackson played 23.0 minutes per game in the regular season but increased to 32.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, which is closer to what he is projected to play in 2021-2022. For the playoffs as a whole Jackson averaged 17.8 points per game on 48/41/88 shooting splits. Reggie Jackson PG/SG – Starter (32 minutes per game)Īt times in the playoffs last season, Reggie Jackson looked like an all-star caliber guard, most notably in the close out game 6 against the Utah Jazz, where he dropped a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double on 62.5% shooting. The good news is the Clippers have solid depth behind Paul George so Ty Lue can look to keep him in the 33-34-minute range. PG-13 will be asked to carry the load yet again as Kawhi is set to be out with his injury for a while. George played the 2 nd most playoff minutes per game at 40.8, trailing only Damian Lillard (who played in just 6 games compared to Paul George’s 19). In the playoffs, Paul George’s role increased even more with Kawhi Leonard going down with a knee injury. The 7-time all-star averaged 23.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.2 assists last year, all better than the year prior. Paul George SG/SF/PF – All-NBA Candidate (34 minutes per game)Īfter not being selected for either the all-star game or any all-NBA team in 2019-2020, PG-13 bounced back last season making both. Where Will the 240 Minutes on the Los Angeles Clipper Go? Low-End Backup – Could see minutes during regular season but might not make playoff rotation High-End Backup – Does not start but could if needed and perform wellīackup – Does not start but is a quality role player Low-End Starter – Starts but is not (roughly) a top 120 player this seasonĮlite 6 th Man – Does not start but is a top (roughly) 120 player and could win 6MOTY this season Starter – Quality starter and is (roughly) a top 120 player this season High-End Starter – Quality starter with potential to make the All-star game this season
MVP Candidate – Top 10 player and potential to win MVP this seasonĪll-NBA Candidate – Top 30 player and potential to be on an All-NBA Team this season The “quality of player” tiers will look as such: In addition to this, we will discuss the positions that they will be playing, why their minutes per game total is calculated where it is, and showcase the quality of the player that is allotted those minutes. This takes into account all active injuries and thinks about the rosters in terms of which 9-12 players on each team will actually be playing for their respective team for the first few weeks of the regular season. Join the fun as we dig into the rosters of every NBA team and project how many rotation minutes will be played by each player to begin the season. In this series, we cut through all of that. Despite the contracts, draft capital, coaching, potential, friendships, and experience that all play a role in rotation minutes, there are only 240 minutes every game to go around and split amongst the players. These players consist of superstars, all-stars, average players, guys dealing with injuries, benchwarmers, rookies, ring-chasers, and whatever Hassan Whiteside is.
La clippers depth chart full#
In the NBA there are 450 players under full contracts to start every season.
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