Speaking of Irving, during his time with the Cavaliers, he was considered the most comprehensive offensive guard in the NBA. Of course, many people still think so today, but since winning the championship with James, his mentality has changed. , he didn’t want to be the team’s second choice. Simply put, he wanted to be the team’s first core, so he applied for a trade and left the Cavaliers to join the Celtics. During his time with the Celtics, although Irving always said that he was the leader of the team, Tatum and Brown had already reached the Eastern Conference Finals together at the time, so the team did not recognize Irving very much.
Whether it was Celtics teammates or home fans, most of them chose to support him, so Irving accepted Durant's invitation to join the Nets to form a championship team. After coming to the Nets, Durant was unable to play in the first season due to injuries. Irving performed very well before he was injured and could even score more than 50 points in a single game, but he also experienced injuries. In the end, he had to announce that he would be reimbursed for the season, but the Nets role players at the time led the team to the playoffs. In the second season, the Nets suddenly changed their head coach to Nash. He had no coaching experience but had a better relationship with Durant.
Irving joined the Nets with a four-year, 130 million contract. If he had stayed with the Celtics, he would have been eligible for a larger contract, so it was considered a salary cut to join the Nets. In the last 10 years of Irving's career, he has only won a championship with James. In the three years of teaming up with Durant, the team's best record was the Eastern Conference semifinals, and this season they were eliminated in the first round. The current basketball team The Nets will not rebuild, because in order to get Harden, they gave the Rockets a large number of draft picks, but in the end Harden also applied to leave the Nets, which has something to do with Irving.
I have to say that James is more suitable for Irving. Although Durant is also a superstar in the league, he is still far behind in leading the team. As a star, he not only needs to perform well on the court, but also needs to be a leader in the locker room. Leader, and now the Nets players are not very united, which is why they were eliminated in the first round. From the perspective of the Warriors winning the championship, the cohesion between players is also very important. From core players to role players, when they have a common goal and are willing to make concessions, the team will be stronger. But Irving this season Missing a lot of games made his teammates unhappy.
Recently, Irving also had conflicts with the Nets management. He wanted to get a maximum salary contract, but his performance in the past three years made the team owner very disgusted, and he also tried to join other teams, but in the end No team wanted to get him. Even the Lakers were only willing to sign Irving with an annual salary of 6 million, but Irving would not do so. In the end, he exercised the player option. Everything he does now is just to get Big contracts. At present, the Nets will not give him an early contract extension. If he performs well next season, the Nets may renew his contract.
Durant has always been on Irving's side, and has always supported Nash to continue coaching. Griffin, Aldridge and Mills who he recruited at the beginning may be about to leave the team, because this team does not Not very united. In the current NBA, people have been comparing Durant with Curry and James, but Curry and James can lead the team to win the championship, while Durant has never really led the team to win the championship. Just made it to the finals. In the three years since he left Curry, Durant has not achieved much. Instead, Curry has won the honor of FMVP.
Irving staying on the team is good news for the Nets. Once Irving does not perform well next season, even if he leaves the team, the Nets will not stop him, but if he wants to get a good contract, then next season We have to play honestly. The initiative now lies in the hands of the Nets management. Durant still has a four-year contract with the Nets, and the team is not worried about Durant leaving. Even if they apply for a trade, the one with the highest price will get it.After Irving left the team, many high-quality role players may not join the Nets, and Durant is not going to help the team recruit players. There are many strong teams in the East, and the possibility of the Nets winning the championship is very small. , I hope Irving can stay calm in the rest of his career.
