The Clippers have been rather calm this summer since only John Wall has come to strengthen the Los Angeles franchise. It’s not a big surprise as the group was already very solid on paper.
The return to competition of Kawhi Leonard, who comes out of a white season, will look like the arrival of a rookie and by extending in recent months Ivica Zubac, Nicolas Batum and Robert Covingtonthe Californians have thus retained their hard core.
The latter did not hesitate long before signing an extension, a few days after the end of the regular season.
“I spoke with my agent and he asked me what I wanted. I replied that, at this stage of my career, I wanted to win.says the winger at the Los Angeles Times. “I had a big contract, but I want to contribute to a team that is playing for the title. The franchise and the players were all talking about next year. Everyone wanted me to come back. “
With Robert Covington, the Clippers have another high level defender in their group, in addition to Kawhi Leonard and Nicolas Batum, without forgetting Paul George. If we add Zubac, Reggie Jackson, Norman Powell, Marcus Morris, Luke Kennard or Terance Mann, Tyronn Lue will end up with an XXXL workforce.
“The coach will have good and bad days”laughs Robert Covington. “Good days because it will have so much depth, and bad days because everyone will have to find minutes. It’s hard to manage so many players. But it’s not a defect to have such a group, especially in the face of fatigue. Because that’s the main thing, we’re not focused on the present moment: our goal is the month of June. Everyone needs to be in good shape in June. “
It’s obviously easier to rotate when you have so many quality players on the bench. “Look at our squad and its depth. Our team is scary”assures the former Wolves. “It’s really crazy, you can’t say it any other way. “
| Robert Covington | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | HOO | 7 | 5 | 42.9 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 2014-15 | PHL | 70 | 28 | 39.6 | 37.4 | 82.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
| 2015-16 | PHL | 67 | 28 | 38.5 | 35.3 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 12.8 |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 67 | 32 | 39.9 | 33.3 | 82.2 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 80 | 32 | 41.3 | 36.9 | 85.3 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 35 | 34 | 43.1 | 37.8 | 76.4 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 2018-19 * | MIN | 22 | 35 | 43.3 | 37.2 | 77.3 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 14.5 |
| 2018-19 * | PHL | 13 | 34 | 42.7 | 39.0 | 73.9 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 70 | 31 | 42.2 | 33.5 | 79.8 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 48 | 29 | 43.5 | 34.6 | 79.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 12.8 |
| 2019-20 * | HOO | 22 | 33 | 39.2 | 31.5 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 11.6 |
| 2020-21 | ORP | 70 | 32 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 80.6 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 71 | 27 | 42.0 | 37.8 | 84.1 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 2021-22 * | ORP | 48 | 30 | 38.1 | 34.3 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 2021-22 * | LAKE | 23 | 22 | 50.0 | 45.0 | 84.8 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 10.4 |
| Total | 537 | 30 | 40.6 | 36.0 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 11.6 | |
