htmlOn the 11th, NBA came explosive news - 34-year-old Kevin Durant officially submitted a trade application to the Nets, and clearly hoped to join the Suns or Heat. You know, Durant has four years left on his contract with the Nets, with a total price of US$194 million. Many fans are angry about Durant's "betrayal": "You chose the team, you chose Irving, you chose the coach Nash, and the boss Tsai Chongxin raised you after a serious injury. Years ago, you offered a maximum salary unconditionally, but in the end you didn't do anything! It felt like the team couldn't win the championship and was about to run away again! It couldn't win and was about to run away again
Why did Durant suddenly propose a trade? It's nothing more than seeing Irving jumping up and down before wanting to leave the team, and going to the Lakers and James reunion. Durant may have completely lost confidence in this hand-picked but extremely unreliable partner. Coupled with the team's lack of competitiveness, I am afraid that the possibility of winning the championship has been completely lost in the future, causing Durant to once again intend to quit.
Durant left the Warriors to join the Nets three years ago. The most important reason was to join forces with Irving to win the championship together. However, the wish is good, but the reality is skinny. In his first year with the Nets, Durant was in the recovery phase and did not play for a season. In the second year, Durant still had a stop-and-start rhythm, but the Nets still believed that Durant and Irving could bring a championship to the team. To this end, they once again bet on the future and traded Harden to form a "Big Three" with strong paper strength.
Unfortunately, just when the Big Three were invincible, Irving was eliminated by "Antetokounmpo" in the 2020-21 playoffs, and the team eventually lost the Eastern Conference finals in a tiebreaker. Antetokounmpo and the Bucks defeated the Suns 4:2 in the finals and won the championship that Adu coveted. Just when everyone thought the Nets were finally on the right track, "team dismantling expert" Irving began to act like a monster. He refused to take the new crown vaccine and missed most of the regular season. This irresponsible professional attitude also angered Harden was killed, which eventually led to Harden leaving the 76ers. In the first round of the 2021-22 playoffs, the Nets led by Durant and Irving were swept out by the Celtics 0:4. Durant was completely suppressed by Tatum and performed poorly.
While the Nets failed to make the playoffs in a row, the Warriors regained the championship after two years of dormancy. Curry even performed brilliantly in the playoffs and finals, winning the Finals MVP and pushing Durant to the forefront. According to the American media, this was the trigger that spurred Durant's decision to leave the team. He wanted to join a strong team and then defeat Curry to regain the championship.
Completely confirming the title of "soft egg"
It is undeniable that the recent tense relationship between Irving and the Nets will affect Durant's decision to a certain extent. But deep down, Durant is still not an absolute strong man. American media reported that there are only two teams that Durant wants to join, one is the Heat and the other is the Suns. These two teams are the top teams in the East and West respectively, and they were also the first in the East and West in the regular season last season. Durant hopes to "depend" on this and compete for the championship. In essence, he still wants to "take shortcuts."
But even if Durant finally joins as he wishes, he will not be able to become the boss in the true sense - the boss of the Heat has always been Butler, and the Suns have both spiritual leaders like Paul and Booker. is the cornerstone of the future. The so-called spiritual leader not only drives the team to victory through performance on the court, but also provides strength to the team on a spiritual level in the locker room and outside the game, and leads the team to move forward. But Durant has never been able to "reach the standard" in this regard.
It is undeniable that Durant is a great scorer. His physical and basketball talents are beyond doubt, but his mental toughness and leadership have never reached the heights of Jordan and Kobe .Durant has played for the Thunder and Warriors before, including the Nets for the past three years. Durant is a talented scorer, but he is definitely not a qualified spiritual leader of the team. Even though he won the championship with the Warriors, everyone knows that the leader of that team has always been Curry.
The Nets became the biggest victim
The news that Durant applied to leave the team made the 2022 offseason instantly lively. In 2019, the Warriors lost their third consecutive championship. Durant and Irving signed with the Nets. The latter patiently waited for him for a season, and then introduced Harden to form the Big Three. But in the end, the Nets didn't even reach the Eastern Conference Finals in the past two seasons, and they sent Harden away because of Irving's troubles. During the offseason, the Nets were no longer willing to accommodate Irving and took a tough stance in contract renewal negotiations. Durant, who had previously claimed not to be involved in the matter, filed a trade request after failing to persuade the Nets to give his friend a long-term contract. No wonder the American media also said: "This is crazy."
This means that Nets owner Tsai Chongxin's gamble has completely failed - Durant is likely to leave, Irving may also be traded in the future, and the Nets can't Rely on Ben Simmons rebuild? According to ESPN reports, multiple sources revealed that with Kevin Durant officially requesting a trade, all Nets players can be included in the trade discussion plan. In other words, the Nets' gamble has completely failed and is waiting to be rebuilt.
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