After 10 games into the 2025-2026 NBA season, it’s seemingly obvious that the Los Angeles Clippers have to change their team identity. Staring at a 3-7 record currently, the team bargained on gathering aging veterans to give one last push to win a championship. This plan has backfired, with the best player on the team being James Harden, who is averaging 23.4 points for the Clippers. For the franchise to turn things around and save this season, they’ll need to make some changes.

A Change In Formula

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May 3, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) prepares to pass the ball in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets during game seven of first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Clippers are being carried by Harden. He’s been scoring his way to lots of losses and some wins for Los Angeles. The former MVP can’t be the only player making an impact as he’s surrounded by future Hall of Famers. The face of the team, Kawhi Leonard, doesn’t play enough to help Harden out, and the other veterans are either not capable or just too old to carry the workload.

The starting lineup has to change, with Bradley Beal being the odd one out. After only averaging eight points in 20 minutes of play time per game, it could be beneficial to swap in Chris Paul or another ball handler to replace his spot.

The Cam Christie Revolution

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Nov 10, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Cam Christie (12) shoots against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Over the tenure of head coach Ty Lue, it’s been noticeable that he prefers to play the proven veterans instead of testing out rookies who could spark a change. Lue has to change his ways and let the rookies get playing time. His best choice to give the team life again is to start Cam Christie, the rookie guard drafted out of the University of Minnesota.

Christie has been scoring around six points per game with an average of 11 minutes of play time. It’s time to switch out Beal for Christie and find out his ceiling.

End Of My Los Angeles Clippers Rant

Lue has the rest of the season to figure out how to restart the struggling Clippers. He can and should begin to experiment with lineups to figure out what will work to catapult the team back into championship conversations.

The franchise has been hesitant to give rookies consistent playing time, but now is the time to change that notion. To turn around the season, Los Angeles needs to turn around the clock and play their rookies.