Irving's absence plagued the Nets for two months. During this time, the Nets tried to compromise and negotiate, but they did not receive the desired results. As the season progressed, Irving's absence had a stronger impact on the Nets, and the solution to all problems pointed to Irving's return. However, almost everyone is not optimistic that the eccentric Owen can compromise and return, and it seems that no one in this world can persuade Owen.
A few days ago, the Irving incident ushered in a turnaround, according to the famous NBA reporter Shams: The Nets will allow Irving to return after the All-Star Game for away games. As long as Irving can play, then the situation will slowly get better, and the communication between players will prompt Irving to compromise and be able to return to the home game. But the good times are short-lived, and today's new rules from the league have completely snuffed out the possibility of Irving's return — the NBA agreed to test players who don't have injections of boosters starting Saturday. Perhaps in the near future, this will become a mandatory rule of the alliance.
Recently, there have been teams in the league that have been suspended for triggering safety agreements, and this situation is getting worse. The league is under pressure to prevent the epidemic, it is very likely that the vaccination will be listed as one of the mandatory requirements for players to play, then the Nets will give up. Irving's return also became a complete final fantasy for the Nets and Durant. The farce that lasted for half a season, just seeing the dawn of victory, was strangled in the cradle by the league, and once the league implemented the new rules, then Irving was left with only the retirement to go, and for the Nets, this may be a better outcome than now. Although the league has not implemented the new rules now, the detection of the player's reinforcement needle is bound to happen, and it is not impossible that this change will affect Irving's attitude towards returning, who has been talking about "human rights" for many years. All in all, if the situation in the league continues to be bad, Irving's return will only drag on for longer.
Unfortunately, Durant's efforts for two months, the Nets compromise allowed Irving to return to the away game, Durant is indispensable, but now the league rules have changed, so that Durant has abandoned his previous achievements. Durant alone carried the Nets to the first place in the East, leaving the game to help circumvent the relationship between the Nets and Irving, for the Nets, Durant is already benevolent. It can only be said that even if Irving successfully returns to the away game, this is only a temporary measure, and as the situation in the league continues to be bad, it is only a matter of time before all vaccinations become a mandatory requirement. The bell must also be tied to the bell, this matter can not be resolved smoothly, blame the rules of the alliance, can only blame Owen himself for not arguing. As long as Irving compromises and abides by the rules, all the Nets' problems will be solved. For the Nets, instead of worrying about currying favor with Irving, it is better to choose to trade.
Today's Nets, it doesn't look like the situation is bad, but the Nets themselves know that the regular season can be confused, and they can't fool themselves in the playoffs. With Harris out of the game, the Nets' offensive system completely collapsed, and there was almost no stable offensive output point among the starters except Durant, which also proved that offense is the foundation of this Nets, and this Nets can only rely on their high level of offense if they want to succeed. Now that Irving can't play, Harden's state is declining, and the road to relying on extreme offense has almost been blocked, and the Nets should change their thinking.
Trading irving for a player who can prop up the defensive system may allow the Nets to reach the top in a different way. Although Irving's transaction value is not as good as before, there will still be team inquiries, which means that Irving still has to trade the market, as long as the Nets ask for the price is not too high, the deal is not difficult to achieve. The Pacers' twin towers and the Blazers' Covington are all objects that the Nets can consider, and taking on youngsters or draft picks is a must for trading, and the Nets should have the courage of the Lakers to trade Westbrook, although the result is not clear, but if they continue to sit still, the situation of the Nets will only get worse.