New Clippers backcourt: I am willing to invest more energy on the defensive end, I long for more victory

The Los Angeles Clippers are conducting daily training activities during the training camp. After the training, the team's new backcourt player Bradley Beal accepted an interview with the media. In the interview, he also talked about being asked about his goals on the defensive end for the new season and his feelings after joining the Clippers.

When talking about his goals on the defensive end, Bill said: Who will be the person who is willing to make sacrifices on the defensive end to increase his contribution? I am mentally prepared now, and I will be more willing to put more energy into the defensive end and take on this responsibility. When talking about his feelings after joining the Clippers, Bill said: I want to win, I want to win more honors, that is something I have not done yet in my career. I need this title on my resume. Obviously, we have a lot of experienced veterans in the lineup, but even the young players are hungry to win. Since I came here at the end of July, they have been training hard in the training hall. I have done strength training with them and we have started to understand each other. This is the first time I have been able to get into the game directly in training camp. There is almost no on-site teaching. Each of us is already very familiar with the team's tactics, so we can directly go on the field to compete and gain experience that really comes from actual combat.

In the NBA regular season last season, Bill was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 53 times on behalf of his old club Phoenix Suns, averaging 32.1 minutes per game. , averaging 17 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, as well as 1.9 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. He shot 49.7% from the field, 38.6% from the three-point range, and 80.3% from the free throw line. Although Bill's performance last season was not very bad, there was still a certain gap between it and everyone's expectations. The most critical thing is that the team's chemistry was in shambles after Bill joined the Suns. The team's record was abysmal, and it was simply unacceptable to pay a huge luxury tax but not even reach the play-off threshold.

Also because the effect was far from meeting expectations, the Suns used the extension clause to waive Bill this summer. In the end, Bill joined the Clippers with a two-year contract worth $10.97 million, with the second year of the contract being a player option. For Bill, the new season is also an opportunity for him to reaffirm his strength. Considering that the Clippers lost Norman Powell this summer, the team really needs a reliable scorer to maintain the integrity of the team's lineup, and there are also passing masters like James Harden and Chris Paul in the Clippers lineup. Bill may really have a chance to regain his worth.