After defeating Clippers away, Nets ushered in another two-game winning streak. Considering that their next opponent is Lakers , combined with the current state of the two teams and the team atmosphere, it seems that the Nets' continuous winning streak is also expected. Since Vaughn replaced , Nash, and became the head coach of the Nets, the Nets' offensive efficiency has not changed much, but their defense is imperfect. In five consecutive games, the Nets limited their opponent's score to 100 points. In order not to disrupt the team's chemistry, even Simmons , with an annual salary of 35 million, must start from the substitute after returning. As the contract year enters, there is still a disaster. Boss Cai has no choice but to bow to the capital. It is difficult for you to stay in Brooklyn in the future. After changing coaches, the Nets have been having good news. However, there is still a headache player in their team. Irving is still in a banned state. This game with the Clippers is exactly the fifth game of Irving being suspended. When the Nets decided to ban Irving, the team officially announced that they would ban Irving at least 5 games and would not pay him a salary. However, according to the report of NBA reporter Woj, it is certain that Irving will not return in this away tournament of the Nets, that is, Irving will not return in the next three Western Conference away games, and his ban will be extended to at least 8 games.
When the Nets are gradually getting on track and are booming, fans are looking forward to Irving's return. Everyone hopes to see what the Nets will look like in the strongest state. Nets boss Cai Chongxin's remarks seem to indicate that things will develop in different directions. In an interview, when Boss Cai talked about when Irving would return, he said: "He (Irving) still has a lot of work to do, and he must show people that he is really sorry for this, not doing these things to return to the court. The most important thing is that he only apologized to the public after being suspended, and he did not show that he truly realized that this is incorrect."
Boss Cai's remarks caused heated discussions, among which the Celtics player who has always supported Irving Jaylen Brown publicly questioned Boss Cai, and Brown said that Boss Cai's response shocked him. Previously, Irving met NBA president Adam Xiao Hua, and he also contacted the Players' Union. From Xiao Hua's statement, it can be seen that the league is working hard to get Irving back. Regarding Irving's incident, the league seems to want to make big happen, and the players' union wants to work hard to help Irving return, including union chairman CJ McCollum has been talking for Irving and putting things under control. However, as the boss of the Nets, Cai Chongxin stood up at this time. His attitude was very firm. Boss Cai gave people the feeling that he wanted Irving to continue to ferment and cause controversy.
In the eyes of most people, Boss Cai is bowing to capital, but more importantly, he is venting his dissatisfaction with Irving and trying his best to protect his own interests. In the past season, the Nets and their home court, Barclays Center, lost 50 million to 100 million US dollars, which is considered the most serious loss for the entire NBA consortium. Irving led a group of people to refuse vaccination and played a large part of it. In addition, the Nets' season ticket sales this season are also ranked at the bottom of the league. Meanwhile, after the Irving incident, some Nets season ticket holders said that if the Nets don’t make a “satisfactory” decision, many of them are ready to refund the ticket.
Boss Cai is rich, but these capitalists are best at stop loss in time to protect their own interests. During the offseason, the Nets rejected Irving's contract renewal request in all forms and did not trade Irving, and they gave the latter a chance. However, it seems that Irving broke the last bit of trust the Nets have in him.If Irving returns, Boss Cai will not only have to bear more losses, but also have to bear the risk of Irving causing trouble again, causing the Nets to fall apart. You know, today is different from the past. The Nets had a bit of a slump before, but now after Vaughn took charge of the coaching staff, the Nets are playing more like a team. Boss Cai will definitely not want to see the team fall into chaos again.
From the current situation, with the efforts of the players' union and the NBA, Irving's return to the league should not be a big problem. But as Nets' reporter Fred said, Irving is likely to have finished his last game as a Nets player. He is indeed still facing the challenge of self-salvation, but Irving's future is likely to not stay with the Nets. Whether it is traded or otherwise, it is hard to imagine that the Nets will hand Irving another contract again. Durant said that he just wants to play quietly and not be involved in those messy things. Perhaps it is only a matter of time before Irving and Durant are separated.
