After Irving submitted a trade application earlier, the Nets were also willing to listen to the Lakers 's offer. After all, this is the only team in the league willing to accept Irving. Unfortunately, the Lakers did not have the bargaining chip that the Nets wanted, so they suspended negotiations on the deal. The Irving farce seemed to have come to an end. But this does not mean that there will be no restart. After all, as the transaction proceeds, many chips will be taken away by other teams, leaving less for the Nets. Based on this fact, and the fact that Durant also wants to leave the team, the Nets management must find a way to get generous returns from Irving's trade.
However, it was revealed that other teams in the league are also interested in Irving. The 76ers and Mavericks are two of them. However, the two sides did not show any active pursuit of him. Instead, they were somewhat Buddhist. From a game point of view, this seems to just make the Lakers nervous, thus accelerating the pace of acquiring Irving. The Nets want to send away three-point shooter Harris, but this is a player who is strong in offense and weak in defense. What the Lakers want is a top-notch 3D player with three-pointers and defense. What they value is the Nets' Curry. .
Not only that, Curry's body appears to be healthier, he can help the team in the long regular season, and he also has stronger offensive ability with the ball; and what about Harris? He has a history of injuries, and once the offensive end is closely defended, those three-pointers will lose their sight. His contract period is also longer, which is why the Lakers don't want him. As a result, if the Lakers want to get Irving, they must bring a third-party team into the game to discuss it in order to achieve the miraculous effect of a three-win situation.
Isn’t this true? According to sources, the Los Angeles Lakers have already held trade discussions with the Indiana Pacers. Not only that, the Lakers also re-discussed with the Nets to confirm whether the other party is willing to bring a third-party team into the game. According to the famous reporter Mark Stein, he believes that the Nets have discussed Irving's trade with the Lakers, and Irving has been staying in Los Angeles this week. New York reporter Ian Begley reported that the swap deal between Irving and Westbrook will be completed as soon as Sunday (Monday, Beijing time).
From these messages, you can probably hear that it seems to be only a matter of time before Irving joins the Lakers. As the core of the Lakers, James and Davis were exposed to have contacted Irving earlier. It seems that they have done some ideological work: similar to once Irving arrives, don't have any ideological baggage, the three of them play together and get champion. According to famous reporter Marc Stein, James can't wait to see Irving with the Lakers, and his former teammates will have the opportunity to reunite with the Lakers.
The Nets are really in a mess. Zhuang Shen and Dragic have left the team to join Bulls . Brown also traveled west to join Nuggets . Even Simmons has shown some "strange" behavior : Some fans discovered that Simmons suddenly canceled his IG account and there was no content in it. Perhaps it was because he saw that his teammates on the team wanted to leave and that he might also be sent away, so he didn't want to continue to be active on social accounts. Finally, we had a chance to compete for the championship, but without playing a game, the team changed.
The Nets and Lakers deal for Irving Westbrook may be a win-win plan, but which team is willing to take over Westbrook? Fortunately, Westbrook's $47 million a year is only in his last season, and the same is true for Irving. The teams that get each other will not pay a big price. For the Lakers, if they can really get rid of Westbrook's contract and get Irving, a star who is good at sudden shooting, then it will be worth looking forward to the championship in the new season.
At this point, as long as the Big Three remain healthy and coupled with the performance of some top 3D role players, the Lakers' offense and defense will be different. James and Irving can join forces again. This must be the scene that fans want to see the most. It is so warm and beautiful.
