The LA Clippers have yet to achieve a successful NBA championship run since pairing up Kahwi Leonard and Paul George a few offseasons ago. They’ve been focused on building up their supporting cast as of late in order to pull off such a feat.
Between the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries impacting the ending to their previous two seasons, it’s been a tough stretch for the Clippers to put it all together.
When the Clippers have been at the peak of their powers, they’ve been a daunting matchup for teams to attempt to score against and contain. They have a unique level of defensive versatility and have further leaned into it with recent personnel moves.
For this offseason, the Clippers could undoubtedly benefit from making an upgrade at the point guard position. A preferred option would be a player with some size to avoid having to double up on deploying two small guards. One name that comes to mind? Malcolm Brogdon.
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There isn’t much of a need for the Indiana Pacers to keep Brogdon around if they’re going to be building around the long-term development of Tyrese Haliburton. Brogdon will be 30-years-old during the 2022-23 season and doesn’t align with the same timeline.
Let’s look at a potential NBA trade scenario that would send Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers to the LA Clippers.