Clear the team in two years! Paul cried, Antetokounmpo is ready!

There is no new topic or news in the NBA, and the situation of the Los Angeles Clippers can be discussed.

Yesterday, the Clippers held a press conference specifically for veteran Chris Paul, officially announcing the signing of Paul with a veteran's basic salary of $3.6 million per year. At the press conference, more than 1,000 fans came. They shouted Paul's name very enthusiastically, which made Paul burst into tears.

Paul also said that he has not been sure to play for the last year and he may choose to continue playing in the NBA in 2026. In short, the Clippers have become a team with severe aging because they have signed veterans this summer.

Currently, there are 8 players in the Clippers over 30 years old, and 4 players over 35 years old, namely Paul, 40-year-old Lopez, 37-year-old Batum, 36-year-old Harden. However, the Clippers have actually prepared a way out, and they plan to clear the team in 2027.

A series of operations this summer have left the Clippers without any long-term contracts, and Harden and Leonard will both expire in 2027. By the summer of 2027, Zubac, the only one in the core lineup of the Clippers, has a contract, and all other players have expired.

At that time, the Clippers can clear out huge cap space and use it to sign. Today, American basketball celebrity Bill Simmons revealed that the Clippers plan to try to introduce "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo in the summer of 2027.

Although Antetokounmpo chose to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, his contract is a player option in the 2027-28 season. He can fully announce that he will jump out of the contract in the summer of 2027 and refuse to execute the last year's player option and become a full free agent. At that time, the Clippers could try to introduce 33-year-old Antetokounmpo to maintain their competitiveness.