Many people in the Clippers have proved themselves this season, but the only one player has no value, so the No. 1 pick may be forced to retire.

May 20, according to US media reports today, Harden may choose to return to the Clippers with a salary cut. In this case, the Clippers will have the opportunity to introduce more suitable players to strengthen the thickness of the lineup. They are interested in Brogdon and Collins. Although the Clippers' elimination in the first round of this season disappointed many fans, looking at their performance throughout the season, the Clippers have performed beyond expectations.

Before the start of this season, few fans were optimistic that the Clippers could make the playoffs, because in the summer, Leonard was revealed to be eliminated by the Dream Team. Because of his injury, it is hard to say when he will come back this season. It is difficult to succeed in the Western Conference, where the powerful players are full of powerful players. As a result, Leonard only played 37 games in the regular season, the Clippers achieved a record of 50 wins and 32 losses and entered the top five in the Western Conference.

Many fans are dissatisfied with Harden's performance in the playoffs, but to be honest, he devoted all his money in the regular season. He has overdrawn his physical fitness in the playoffs, and it is understandable that he is not good at performing well. After all, he is almost alone in the entire regular season. Moreover, a player with an annual salary of 33.65 million yuan, he averaged 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block in the playoffs. This performance is already very good. He was questioned last season. He has proved that he can still help the team. The same is true for Leonard. He has frequent knee and ankle injuries, and the outside world has no peak. He is also afraid that he will be injured again in the next high-intensity game. As a result, Leonard persisted in the playoffs. He is still one of the most stable players in the league's finalization ability. He averaged 25 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game in the playoffs. It is estimated that the Clippers will continue the strategy of this season next season. Xiao Ka will keep playing in the regular season and then come out to harvest the game in the playoffs.

In addition to dual cores, Zubac and Powell have both made a fortune this season, and Zubac is even considered to have a chance to be selected for the best team this season. Zubac's goal increase this season is inseparable from Harden's feeding cakes. He may become an All-Star player in the future. During Leonard's absence, Powell was the most reliable helper around Harden. He had excellent offensive ability, and his top three-point shooting and ball-holding damage were great. The Clippers may renew his contract in the offseason.

In addition, veteran Batum has also shined many times in key games. He is a player whose data cannot show value. The Clippers also hope that he can return next season. Although Dunn will still be shorted outside the three-point line, he has an excellent role in the defensive end, and the three-pointers have improved compared to the past few years, showing the attributes of 3D. In addition, Jones Jr. and Bogdan have performed well this season, but Simmons has lost his value.

The Clippers are probably very regretful of their operations now. They originally kept Kai Jones and Porter Jr. The team's strength was still very good, but the Clippers wanted to strengthen their substitute firepower and defense. They took a fancy to Simmons. After all, Simmons can not only play point guard, but also serve as the center of the five smalls. It seems that Porter Jr. and Porter Jr. can increase the team's fault tolerance rate, so they traded to send these two away and tempted Simmons to join. In the end, Simmons and the Nets bought out and came to the Clippers.

Simmons was still good in the regular season. Although he didn't score many points, his defense and passing helped the team very well. However, in the playoffs, he was targeted by his opponent again. No one was in charge of outside the three-point line, and he could not play with the three-point shooting in the inside. He was almost useless on the offensive end. Tyron Lu had to choose to abandon him. After all, after he came on the court, the team's offense could not be opened at all, and the defense could not be defended against Jokic.

The reason why the Clippers want to introduce suitable substitute point guards and centers in the offseason is because Simmons did not meet expectations. In the playoffs, Simmons averaged 0.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists, and his shooting percentage was only 33.3%. With such performance, the Clippers probably won't keep him. Moreover, if they join other teams, they may not be interested. Simmons still has a certain value. He is at least stronger than most basic players, but Simmons often missed due to injuries, which is not very helpful to the team.

Previously, US media had predicted Simmons' next player, among which Guangdong Hongyuan was on the list. If he only had defensive ability and no scoring ability, to be honest, he might not be able to play dominant power in the CBA. According to the current situation, Simmons could not develop three-pointers. Coupled with the trouble of back injury at the beginning, this No. 1 pick could no longer reach the level everyone expected. He might be forced to retire because of his poor performance. Just like Howard at the time, he clearly did not announce his retirement, but no team wanted him.

In addition, Fultz may also be forced to retire. After all, he has not performed well with the Kings this season. Both of them are the No. 1 picks in the draft for the 76ers! Having said that, what do you want to say about Simmons? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.