Los Angeles Clippers: Biggest strengths and weaknesses for 2017-18

Strength No. 3: Guard depth

It seems counterintuitive to praise the guard depth of the Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of Paul and Redick’s departures. However, the team gained two valuable guards in the Paul trade and continued to bolster that rotation throughout the offseason.

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Patrick Beverley joined the Clippers as part of the Chris Paul trade return. Beverley was Chris Paul’s companion on the All-Defensive First Team this year. He is also a 37.5 percent 3-point shooter. Beverley can fill in for Paul on defense while acting as a spot-up shooter on offense like he did next to James Harden.

Former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams also came over from the Rockets. Williams started the year strong for the other Los Angeles team, but his numbers fell off in a reduced role in Houston. He is one of the league’s few efficient high-volume scorers, and will be a boon to the Clippers’ bench next year.

Milos Teodosic, arguably the best player in Europe over the past five years, will push Beverley for the starting point guard job. Even if the team opts to start those two together, they will still have capable bench guards in Austin Rivers and LouWill.