The news of Irving's return to the team has not made fans happy for a few days, directly triggered the health and safety agreement, but this is also a good thing, the Nets' next two games have been postponed, to avoid sending out the development of the league lineup wasted the team's efforts to fight the ranking, overloaded Durant can finally rest, but also hope to take this opportunity Harden to strengthen the workout to complete the slimming, wait until the big three return, even if Irving only plays away, it is a huge improvement to the team.
During Irving's absence, this year's rookie Thomas won playing time, he also completed his task well, Thomas is a player who can score on the court, but he can hardly do anything else except score, wait until Irving returns, he should be the first player to lose his position, in recent games, the team's two-way contract players Duke and Edwards also played their own characteristics, Duke has no shooting ability, a good sense of position on the field, and a strong defense. Because his playing style is somewhat similar to That of Brown and Bembry, and he is only a rookie with little experience, when the whole team returns, he will basically continue to develop the league leveling.
For Edwards (fans love to call "Huazi"), the Nets are definitely more tangled, his data is not as good as Duke's, but his playing style is too suitable for the big three, height 2 meters 03, arm span 2 meters 13, slender body, excellent defensive awareness, as well as the NBA level three-point receiving shooting ability, with the potential of 3D forward, coupled with his young vitality, the team lacks such rotating players, regular season practice, the playoffs are likely to become a miracle, The problem now is that Edwards is on a two-way contract, can't make it to the playoff roster, and if it goes to a formal contract, the team must vacate a place.
In the Nets' 15-man roster, the contract is guaranteed, no matter who is cut and then signs Edwards, the luxury tax will increase exponentially, and the veterans who are running at the base salary are recruited by the team, and will certainly not move easily, so the wisest way is to trade, as long as the 2-for-1 has a position, the team occupies a place but is almost useless is Carter, Carter last season in the Suns as a third point guard performed quite well, averaging 4.1 points per game, 1.2 assists, three-point shooting rate of 37.1%, Can be a threat point on the outside, this season in the Nets he is in very poor form, playing time and last season is not much difference, averaging only 2.3 points and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 30.5% from three-point range, has become the object of opponents to empty.
The most critical is that Carter's contract this season is 3.65 million, ranking seventh in the Nets, next season is 3.92 million, although in the ordinary team does not look high, but in the Nets this kind of salary space explosion of the team is very eye-catching, because Carter's performance is now inconsistent with the value, want to trade his Nets must pay some other price, after Irving's return, the team is attractive and not the key rotation is only Thomas, this season Thomas's annual salary of 2.04 million, Add in Carter's 3.65 million, for a total of 5.69 million, and you can try to trade to a rotating player.
The league salary is around 6 million and can be traded, there is indeed a player who is very suitable, that is, the Pacers' Justin Holliday (annual salary of 6.01 million, Bucks Holliday's brother), the Pacers have announced a rebuild, all players in the team can be traded, Holliday is a height of 1.98 meters, arm span of 2.15 forward swingers, this year 32 years old is certainly not in the Pacers' future planning, but it is a very suitable for the Nets to win the championship puzzle, his career three-point shooting rate of 36.4% He is a stable shooter who has averaged 2.4 three-pointers per game this season to ensure quality and quantity, thanks to his physical condition, his defense is also trustworthy, and he is a relatively valuable 3D player.
If this deal can really be reached, the Nets' weak forward link has been greatly strengthened, and Edwards can be left with a long contract, the team's lineup is more complete, the space is better, and it is more conducive to Harden's play, it is simply perfect, whether it can be achieved, we can only wait patiently.