Tyronn Lue: Bill is in good shape but will miss the first game of the preseason, and other Clippers players will play

The Los Angeles Clippers conducted daily training during the training camp. After the training, the team's head coach Tyronn Lue accepted an interview with reporters. In the interview, he also talked about the team's new backcourt player Bradley Beal. Coach Lu said that Bill was in pretty good shape during the previous intra-team confrontation training. He also pointed out that Bill has recently upgraded from individual training on the sidelines to participating in court training, and he has reached a turning point in his recovery.

Director Lu said: Bill's overall performance in training was really outstanding. In the competition, he moved very quickly. Although he was a little tired after high-intensity training, it was great to see him move flexibly on the court. Coach Lu was then asked if he expected Bill to play in the Clippers' four preseason games at home. To this, Lu responded: It remains to be seen. One thing we are sure of is that Bill will miss the first preseason game, and the subsequent situation still needs to be evaluated based on the actual situation. His recovery is progressing steadily, but no further definite arrangements can be made at this time. Director Lu later added that except for Bill, who is determined to miss the first preseason game, all players will complete their debut in the first preseason game this Friday.

In the NBA regular season last season, Bill was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 53 times on behalf of his old club Phoenix Suns, averaging 32.1 minutes per game. , averaging 17 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, as well as 1.9 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. He shot 49.7% from the field, 38.6% from the three-point range, and 80.3% from the free throw line. Bill's performance last season was not particularly ideal. He missed a large number of games due to injuries. He was still able to show a certain amount of scoring ability, organization and connection skills on the offensive end, but his performance on the defensive end was also very average and did not show particularly outstanding defensive abilities. Moreover, there were quite a few problems with his cooperation with other players on the team, and he did not have the desired effect.

This summer, the Suns chose to use the extension clause to waive Bill, and then he signed with the Clippers on a two-year contract with a total amount of US$10.97 million, of which the second year of the contract was a player option. The Clippers also have high hopes for Bill. They certainly hope that he can replace the departed Norman Powell and perform his role on the offensive end. I don’t know what’s going on with Bill’s injury. Can he recover early during the preseason and show enough competitiveness?