Clippers News: Harden achieves a feat, the strongman is praised as the most underrated player, Daluo leads the franchise protection list

On August 8, three news came from the Los Angeles Clippers. Fans and friends who care about the Clippers should not miss it.

Harden achieved a feat

Recently, Clippers star James Harden was conducting a tour in China, and during this period, he revealed the appearance of his upcoming Harden 10th-generation combat boots. Today, according to statistics from American journalist Nick DePaula, Harden became the 13th athlete in NBA history to launch personal signature sneakers for 10 consecutive years. The top twelve players are Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, James, Derek Ross, Durant, Anthony, Paul, Wade, Klay Thompson, Curry and Lillard. How difficult is it to achieve this feat? First of all, players are required to maintain a top competitive state for a long time in their careers. After all, once the player level declines, the brand may suspend the signature shoe series; secondly, players need to have a huge fan base and commercial appeal, because the brand will only invest in those stars who can continue to bring sales and influence; finally, players need to establish deep mutual trust with the brand, maintain loyalty and cooperation stability. It is obvious that being able to launch personal signature shoes for 10 consecutive years is an achievement of a very valuable and powerful person.

The strongman was praised as the most underrated player

Today, the well-known American data sports media "Bleacher Report" organized an expert team to select the list of the most underrated players in the past five years. The results showed that the Clippers center Zubac defeated the Celtics' top 3D Derek White to the top, and the specific rankings are: 1. Zubac (Clippers); 2. White (Celtics); 3. Joshhart (Knicks); 4. Haltenstein (Thunder); 5. Reus O'Neal (Suns). Last season, Zubac played 80 games, averaging 32.8 minutes per game, scoring 16.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 62.8%, setting career highs in many data and successfully selected as the best defensive second team.

In the past few years, Zubac's progress has been visible to the naked eye, and each season has maintained a step by step trend. Last season, Zubac transformed into the top five levels of the league. On the offensive end, Zubac not only improved his ability to go down the box, but also enhanced his low-post skills and mid-range decision-making ability. On the defensive end, Zubac's awareness and defensive footsteps have also been greatly improved, and it is difficult for offensive players to break through Zubac's defense. According to statistics, in the past five years, only four players have been able to hit at least 60% of two-point shooting, 25% of defensive rebounding and 3% of blocking, namely Allen, Gobert, Antetokounmpo and Zubac, who has the least playing time. It is obvious that Zubac is well deserved to be praised by the most underrated player. I hope he can continue his progress in the new season and launch an impact on higher platforms and personal honors.

Dalou leads the franchise protection list

Today, the US data media "The Lead" counted the number of shots that interfered with opponents in the past three seasons, and the results showed that the Clippers' new player Brooke Lopez all ranked first in the league. In the 22-23 season, Daluo had 1,360 times, second was Cracaston's 919 times; in the 23-24 season, Daluo had 1,234 times, second was Thunder's Homgren's 951 times; in the 24-25 season, Daluo had 1,090 times, second was Clippers' Zubac's 801 times. During this offseason, Daluo left the Bucks who had played for seven consecutive seasons and signed a two-year, $1,800,000 contract with the Clippers.

Authentic, as he gets older, Daluo's competitive state begins to show a downward trend, but he can still make due contributions in his limited playing time, and it is definitely more than enough to play as a substitute insider. On the offensive end, Daluo can pick-and-roll and eat cakes, and can also open up space and shoot long shots; on the defensive end, Daluo has both awareness and ability, which can make the Clippers' first and second lineups have high-level frame protection. Thinking about the Clippers' substitute inside players in the past few seasons were Thece, Eubanks, Bamba and others. Now, if it was Daluo, who was able to attack and defend in the past, Clippers fans should be content.