The NBA regular season has played 1/3 of the schedule, and for NBA teams, the primary goal now is not to improve the winning field, but to ensure the health of players as much as possible.
At present, the Nets' record is high in the East, but the team has encountered a lot of trouble, and this time even Durant has been recruited. Official! Durant triggers a health deal, the Nets desperately need Irving to make a comeback, and the team has 8 shots!
On December 19, Beijing time, the Nets officially announced that Durant triggered the league's health and safety agreement, which also means that the Nets have 8 people recruited.
In addition to Durant, the seven players who previously triggered the health agreement were Harden, Aldridge, Bemburi, James Johnson, Millsap, Jervan Carter and Bruce Brown.
Now that the team is facing the severe test of the lack of major generals, the Nets urgently need Irving to come back and help the team get through the difficulties. For personal reasons, Irving has not played a single game so far this season.
Fortunately, the Nets previously announced Irving's official return, and nets general manager Sean Marx also gave a specific reason, "Due to the large number of players triggering health agreements, after getting the support of all the players in the team, we decided to let Irving rejoin the team." ”
However, Irving is not a complete return this time, because he will return to the team as a part-time player. Some fans may ask, that is, what is a part-time player?
In fact, all this is traceable, because Irving can't meet the requirements of New York City, and the Nets are home in Brooklyn, New York, which means that Irving can only play away games after his return.
The Nets are in a bit of a bad situation right now, with the next three games played at home to the Nets against the Magic, Nuggets and Wizards. After that, the Nets will usher in the road trip, and the opponents are the Blazers, Lakers and Clippers.
It can be seen that Irving's debut this season will at least wait until the Nets and the Blazers showdown, and before that, we can only hope that the Nets can win as many games as possible and strive for more fault tolerance for Irving.
Durant has been too tired lately, averaging high hours per game. When they heard the news of Irving's return to the team, fans were very much looking forward to the Nets' next performance.
Although Irving can only play in away games next, on the Nets' road trip, Irving can at least share the offensive pressure for Durant.
As the saying goes, "the house leaks in the overnight rain, the ship is late and the headwind", in the case that Irving has not officially made his debut, Durant triggered the health agreement first, and Harden was temporarily unable to play for the team.
The Nets will then have a very magical phenomenon, that is, Irving single-core team to win, while Durant and Harden are watching from the sidelines, such a situation is indeed unexpected by fans.
At the same time, there is one more thing to note, and that is that Irving has not played a single NBA game this season. The usual training intensity is different from actual combat, and whether Irving can get back to form as soon as possible after his comeback is also unknown.
Now that Durant's trigger for a health deal is a reality, it's up to the Nets to adjust the roster. The Nets will lack the Big Three in the next three home games, and which player will take on more offensive responsibilities at that time is also worth the expectations of fans. As for what adjustments the Nets will make next, let's wait and see!