May 23, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) looks to shoot as Houston Rockets forward Josh Smith (5) defends during the game in game three of the Western Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

After finally escaping his terrible situation with the Detroit Pistons, Josh Smith reminded everyone what he’s capable of with the Houston Rockets. Now, as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, he steps in as an extremely versatile and athletic upgrade over their former backup power forward, Glen Davis. As not only can he contribute more on offense and in transition, but he can give the Clippers’ defense some much-needed improvement as well.

We all know how prolific the Clippers are offensively. They led the league with 109.8 points per 100 possessions this season, which is the main reason why they were able to record the second best point differential (of 6.6), only losing out on first place to the juggernaut that were the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors (with 10.1).

At the other end of the floor, though, they didn’t find quite the same success. The Clippers ranked a very average 15th in defensive efficiency and only 16th in rebounding rate, despite the immense efforts of Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan. They both made the All-NBA Defensive first team and Jordan led the league with 15 rebounds per game, but it wasn’t quite enough.

Primarily, it was the Clippers’ poor second unit that had a lot to do with that. Jamal Crawford brings far less intensity on defense compared to what he brings on offense, whilst Glen Davis struggled as a rebounder and Spencer Hawes just struggled all around.

So, in order to see exactly how Josh Smith can help in L.A., here’s a breakdown of a few key areas of his defensive arsenal.