In the case of Harden's sluggish form and Irving's suspension, Durant was forced to open MVP mode in order to help the Nets win, and so far, Durant's number of statistics has set a new high since joining the Nets. According to statistics, Durant can average 29.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game this season, shooting 52.9% from the field and 38.3% from three-point range. Under Durant's leadership, the Nets achieved a record of 19 wins and 8 losses, temporarily ranking first in the East, 2 wins ahead of the Bulls and Bucks behind them.
For the Nets, although the team's record is in a relatively favorable position at this stage, all management personnel, including general manager Sean Max, know in their hearts that the team's current lineup has not yet reached the championship level, leaving aside the hidden dangers of Harden's hamstring, the team wants to break through last season's results (second round), must correctly use Kyrie Irving, this "use" originally only stayed at the tactical level, but due to Irving's own problems, unwilling to take the initiative to vaccinate, As a result, the Nets had to listen to the offer about his trade, which can also be simply understood as the Nets are making two-handed preparations, patiently waiting for Irving's return while finding that the momentum is not right, then the possibility of the Nets sending Irving away through the trade is not ruled out.
As irving's good brother, the Nets' number one star Kevin Durant naturally does not want the team to start trade negotiations, so he has recently been trying to help Irving return to the team as soon as possible in his own way, and the frequent interaction between the two on social media has ignited a glimmer of hope in the already disheartened Nets. Under such a premise, NBA reporter Shams Charania brought a number of Nets-related news to a show today, and it is reported that Durant's bitter words about Irving have finally had an effect, and the latter is now training systematically every day and is ready to return to the Nets.
In addition, Shams also deliberately emphasized that Irving is currently eager to play, Irving learned from Durant that the Nets need themselves, and not like the NBA league, Irving was completely abandoned by the Nets, including Harden, Nash, Durant and all members of the Nets hope that Irving can return as soon as possible, but there are two points to pay attention to, whether Irving decides to return to the team in the future, the Nets first said ugly words in front. First, even though the Nets were well aware that Durant had in some sense succeeded in convincing Irving, the Nets refused to accept "part-time" players. If Irving is not ready to be vaccinated and comes back to play only away games, then the Nets are very determined, Irving does not need to do anything more, the Nets want full-time players, not a part-time player who goes in and out of the team.
Second, the Irving trade is only temporarily closed, since Irving joined the Nets, this player has caused a lot of trouble on and off the court, the Nets are just not seeing the right trading chips now, once there are quality players pouring into the player trading market, do not rule out the possibility of putting Irving on the shelves again. Of course, the Nets still hope that Irving can completely change his mind and put professionalism first in the future, after all, in today's NBA league, it is too difficult to find a star who is about the same value as Irving. What's more, the Nets also have no time for Durant and Harden to run into the new giants, the team's championship window is the last 1-2 seasons, if you fail to seize the opportunity, all the efforts made by the Nets before will be abandoned. Do you think Owen can come back? Welcome to leave a comment in the comments section below to discuss, thank you for reading and following.