The Clippers are considered among the favorites for an NBA title, but Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have plenty of questions to answer over the next 21 games.
None of the four were on the Clippers’ roster before the Feb. 9 trade deadline. Now, with only six weeks left in the team’s regular-season schedule, all will be counted on in their own way to mesh within the rest of the roster if the Clippers’ championship ambitions are to be realized.
“I heard Ty say he’ll get some easy ones just being out there,” said Plumlee, the backup center who has already shown he can push the pace with his outlet passing. “It should be a headache for Ty Lue, that’s exactly why I don’t want to be a coach,” Batum said. “But no, I mean, either one’s gonna be great. I think those guys, both of them know whatever we ask him to do, they’re gonna have to do it 100% and he can help us to win no matter what.”Bones Hyland plays in the NBA Rising Stars game during NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17.The Clippers were up-front with Westbrook before his signing in communicating that his role could change.
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