Offensively, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden are elite in more than one way, such as scoring and drawing attention at different levels, and both require the ball in their hands to generate success for the LA Clippers. Thus, there is no room for a third ball-dominant player, yet Tyronn Lue has tried to force Bogdan Bogdanovic’s fit into the starting five over the last two games, despite knowing it will not work.
It is clear Lue was trying to experiment, and that the current lineups are subject to change, but, coming from his days of starting next to Trae Young and underperforming, the championship head coach should have given the Serbian star the green light to have the usage rate he desires on the bench.