In the past 3 games, Tucker has played a total of 30 minutes, with a total of 1 shooting and 0 shots, 0 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 1 turnover and 3 fouls. You read that right, not only are the points 0, but also the assists, steals and blocks are 0. So far this season, Tucker has played 15 games for the Clippers, during which the team is 5-10 and has a winning percentage of 333%。
Tucker didn't play in a game, and the Clippers went 32-10 and had a 76-win percentage2%。From Nov. 28 to Feb. 24, Tucker was DNP for 38 games. I thought Tucker wouldn't play this season, but Tyronn Lue reactivated him after the All-Star break. Tucker's performance after his comeback was spicy, as written at the beginning of the article, 0 points in 3 games!
Tucker's shortcomings on the offensive end are all too obvious. For example, in the last game against the Lakers: at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Clippers let Tucker + Wei Shao + Plumlee be on the floor at the same time, and the offense couldn't open up space at all. Tucker had an open three-pointer in the bottom corner, and he didn't dare shoot. Tucker's only shot in these three games was to hit the King's ball, and the layup didn't go in!
Neither Tucker nor Hyland were traded by the Clippers at this year's trade deadline, and they expressed their frustration. Tucker responded in an interview: "We all said okay, the Clippers would trade me, so I agreed not to play, but they didn't trade me!" If I don't speak up for myself, then who will speak up for me? ”
The NBA officially announced that Tucker was fined $75,000 by the league for publicly asking to be traded to another team. In addition, before the All-Star, Tucker took the initiative to leave the team for a week to adjust his mentality. Tucker wants to play and prove that he still has gas. It's just that his current ability is no longer suitable for playing in the Clippers.
It's good to get together and disperse, since it's not suitable, then separate, why don't the Clippers trade Tucker? His contract is three years and $33 million, which will expire in the summer of 2025. With an annual salary of $11.5 million next season, who would dare to ask for it? The Clippers want to trade Tucker, but they still have to take a draft pick, and the team is reluctant. The second question arises: Why didn't the Clippers buy out Tucker?
Tucker himself refused to buy out: "I shouldn't have been going through this, I didn't ask to come to the Clippers, I didn't request a trade here. NBA reporter Brett Siegel reported that the 76ers had to send Tucker away in a trade when sending Harden away. The Clippers tried to find a third team to accept Tucker, but it didn't work out and had to take it over themselves.
Tucker felt aggrieved, Harden requested a trade, and he didn't ask to leave the 76ers. But the Clippers are also aggrieved, because to match Tucker's contract, the Clippers can only send Batum away. When Tucker first came to the Clippers, the team also valued him, with ten minutes of playing time per game. It's just his performance that disappointed the Clippers too much.
So far this season, Tucker has played a total of 18 games (12 of which have scored 0). He played an average of 15 minutes per game and scored just 11 point 27 rebounds 04 assists 05 steals 02 caps 03 mistakes 21 foul, 30% shooting, 31 three-point shooting2%。He was completely empty on the field, which is an offensive hole!
Do you think the Clippers should continue with DNP Tucker?