paint shots are very valuable since you draw fouls, draw the defense in, and he has historically been one of the best finishers of all time. i assume if he can stay healthy in 20-30 games hell be back where he was. his shot diet is also a little weird right now, hes best when he can get all the way to the cup with no hesitation

clippers needed to do it. went the furthest in the playoffs ever with them. listen to zach lowe talk about it, you need to understand just how bad the clippers historically have been and what making conference finals meant.