If the Clippers are willing to give their new forward more opportunities to perform, maybe he has already established himself?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Orlando Magic, playing at home, defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 129-101. After this game, the Clippers' record, which suffered three consecutive losses, has dropped to 4-11, and their ranking has dropped to 12th in the Western Conference; while the Magic, which has won two consecutive victories, has improved its record to 9-7, and its ranking has climbed to 8th in the Eastern Conference.

In this game, although the Clippers suffered another disastrous defeat, the performance of the team's substitute striker Kobe Brown actually had certain highlights. Brown played 15 minutes and 39 seconds, shooting 3 of 8 from the field and 3 of 6 from beyond the three-point line. He scored 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. He also had 1 turnover and 1 foul, with a plus-minus of -11. Brown hit many three-pointers on the offensive end. He is also one of the few players on the Clippers team who is not very reliable. He also played a certain role on the offensive end. In addition, Brown's performance on the defensive end is quite satisfactory, at least his enthusiasm is relatively high. Overall, Brown still played his role on the court. It's a pity that he is only a substitute player with limited playing time and ball rights. He has no way to change the fact that other players performed poorly, and he naturally has no way to help the team turn the situation around.

In the NBA regular season last season, Brown only played 40 times in 82 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game. He averaged 1.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game. He also had 0.3 turnovers and 0.6 fouls. He shot 45.8% from the field, 23.1% from the three-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Brown only got 3 opportunities to play, averaging only 5 minutes per game. He averaged 5.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 87.5% from the field, 100% from three-point range, and 100% from free throws. Since the start of this season, Brown has played a total of 8 times in the first 15 games, averaging 8.7 minutes per game, 9.4 minutes per game, 3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.5 turnovers and 0.4 fouls, shooting 42.1% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

Although Brown is a first-round pick and is considered a mature player, he has never been able to get stable playing time in the NBA, and his progress has been very slow. If it weren't for the fact that the team was really unavailable, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue would basically not think of Brown. So now we actually don't know if Brown can gain a foothold with the Clippers if he gets more playing time and performance opportunities. However, at least judging from some sporadic clips, Brown is a very comprehensive player, especially on the offensive end, and improvement can have a very good effect. It's just that under Lu's guidance, it's almost impossible for young players to get ahead.