In the past five regular season games, the Brooklyn Nets have a record of 3 wins and 2 losses, and although they are decent in terms of record, they have lost 2 of their losses to the Bulls and Rockets. Such a performance is hardly satisfactory for a popular team that is committed to winning the championship in the new season.
It is worth mentioning that in these 5 games, the core of the Nets, Durant, has a one-game suspension, Aldridge has a one-game truce, Harden has a one-game suspension, and Joe Harris has a long-term suspension. The team can only rely on Durant and Harden taking turns to lead a group of fringe players such as Mills, Bemburi, thomas and so on. In the past 5 games, Harden has averaged 20.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 11.3 assists per game in the 4 games, and in the game we have seen Harden who wants to attack madly, you must know that since Harden came to the Nets, he has changed the way he played before, and Harden's transformation is not a good thing for the Nets.
For the Nets, there are Durant and Harden and no two are completely different teams, and it can even be said that the current Rockets are no different. Durant and Harden are both over 30 years old in terms of age, all aspects of the body are beginning to decline, and the Nets want to remain competitive in the playoffs, and proper rotation of veterans is essential.
At this time, it has to be reminiscent of another core of the Nets - Irving. If in this case, the Nets have Irving in it, then it may be another situation.
Due to his refusal to vaccinate, Irving was excluded from the Nets' roster. However, all this does not seem to have any impact on Owen, and Irving, who is now outside the system, seems to be still "dashing". According to US media reports, the Nets recently left the team point guard Irving appeared in the high school girls' basketball league to watch the Sierra Canyon High School game. At the same time, Owen also appeared in the live broadcast room of his beloved wife to show a lot of love, and then in Irving's communication with the fans, it can be seen that Owen is in a very good state, his upper body is shirtless in the live broadcast room, talking and laughing, and showing his muscles to the fans.
According to people trusted in the Owen camp, Owen has been training regularly, doing aerobic exercise, weight training, meditation, and spending time with his family. The friend added: "This is the happiest time Irving has seen Irving in years. "Although Irving can't play at the moment and can't get the corresponding salary, from the perspective of mentality, at least Irving is happy at this stage, is Irving going to let go of himself and no longer choose to return to the court?
Let's move our eyes back to the basketball court, when Irving decided to gather in Brooklyn with Durant and Jordan Jr. to play brother basketball, he knew that his goal was to go to the championship, even if Jordan Jr. was replaced by Harden later, it did not change his original intention. From a technical and tactical point of view, Irving's role in the Nets is self-evident, his play can provide the Nets with a ball holding point and breakthrough point, and his attacking power at key moments is also trustworthy, which relieves the pressure on Durant and Harden to some extent. In the 54 regular season games Irving played for the Nets last season, he averaged 26.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while his three shooting percentages reached 50.6%, 40.1% and 92.2%, respectively.
On the basketball court, Irving is definitely a respectable teammate and opponent, but off the court he is a person with a distinct personality and a maverick. For Irving's current situation, the famous NBA journalist Stephen A. Smith said on the show: "Irving determines the direction of the NBA this season, which is what we can say, the Suns, Warriors, Bucks, Heat and bulls that are rising strong this year are all championship teams, but when we look at these teams, what factors will make us rethink the championship pattern this season?" That's Irving returning to the Nets, teaming up with Durant and Harden. He must be back next month at the latest, and I'm not sure if they have enough time to do so later. ”
When dreams clashed with faith, Owen chose the latter. At present, no one knows Irving's true thoughts, in the case of the opening of the trading door, the Nets have begun to waver for the trade of Irving, as for how to develop in the future, we can only take one step at a time.