LA Clippers: Lineups and managing minutes will determine level of success in 2019-20

Storyline No. 3: What does the shooting guard spot provide besides Lou Williams?

If there is a weakness within this loaded Clippers roster, the argument could be made for a shooting guard position that doesn’t provide any guarantees outside Lou Williams.

Jerome Robinson was LA’s lottery selection in the 2018 Draft, but his inaugural NBA season provided few bright spots. He averaged an uninspiring 3.4 points in just 9.7 minutes a night, unable to crack what was admittedly a heavy rotation.

Landry Shamet is the piece everyone seems to have forgotten about despite an impressive appearance on the All-Rookie Second Team. The former late first-round pick shot a scorching 45.0 percent on 6.0 attempts per game upon arriving in Los Angeles, where he started 23 of his 25 games.

Once the playoffs came around, he struggled to replicate that same outside stroke, shooting just 32.3 percent from beyond the arc in 29.0 minutes a night.

The Clippers may have ranked second last season in 3-point percentage, but they also ranked 25th and 28th in makes and attempts, respectively. Those who can shoot will be asked to spot up, but capable floor-spacers like Williams, PG and Kawhi are better creating those open looks themselves.

Barring a gargantuan improvement, Robinson will once again struggle to crack the rotation. Shamet, on the other hand, was the prize of the Tobias Harris trade and is the sniper LA could use alongside its stars.

If he can maintain a respectable level of 3-point efficiency through the playoffs, it will only provide more options for a Clippers team that has just about every other piece to make a run at the title.