Los Angeles Clippers: 5 keys to making the playoffs in 2017-18

3. Offensive polish

The Los Angeles Clippers were the fifth-best offense in the league last season, according to Basketball-Reference. They might not finish in the top-five in 2017-18, but the offensive talent on the roster makes it difficult to see them falling out of the top 10.

Milos Teodosic will be difficult to hide on the defensive end, but he is an offensive mastermind. As one of the best passers in the world, Teodosic couples his incredible vision with excellent shooting touch from deep.

Danilo Gallinari is also one of the league’s more versatile offensive players. He can do more off the dribble than all but a handful of other 6’10” players — one of whom is his teammate Blake Griffin. The Clippers might not have CP3 at the helm next year, but their offense should remain elite in his absence.