The Nets haven't had a good time lately, Durant hasn't made a comeback, and Harden has another injury, which has something to do with Nash squeezing Harden dry. Now that the team is sixth in the East, are the Nets really trying to get an away edge in the playoffs? Because Irving can only play away this season. But the game is changing rapidly, the Nets lineup is broken, even if it enters the playoffs, how can a lineup that is not fully run into win the championship? There's reason to believe the Nets won't be willing to end the season like this, so they're bound to make a move in the trading market.
It has been rumored that the Nets will try to make a big deal with the Clippers, ceding Irving to the Clippers to form a new Big Three, and the Nets will get strong reinforcements such as Ibaka and Bledsoe. Obviously, this trade rumor is not reliable, but the two teams do have room for other transactions. It is reported that the Nets are discussing a three-for-two deal with the Clippers, and the Nets have their eye on Batum and Marcus Morris, but it will have to pay Millsap, interior genius Clarkston and a valuable first-round pick.
For the Nets, if these two can join, it must be timely rain. Because if you want to keep the sixth place and avoid continuing to decline, the team needs players with strong fighting power, and then the Nets will face the challenge of multiple championship favorite teams, including the Suns and Nuggets. First of all, Batum and Morris are all-round forward players, and the Nets did not choose to strengthen the interior defense, but continued to consolidate the strength of the front, which is a bit risky, or a very bold trade. However, Batum is physically strong and his three-point range is more accurate, and he can better assist or replace Durant on the outside.
Morris, on the other hand, is a technically solid interior-line forward and is a very practical and good player. Abandoning the potential Claxton, instead of an experienced and able to fight well, the Nets are more concerned about whether they can achieve Harden's desire to win the championship this season. Initially, the feasibility of this deal is very high, the Clippers basically gave up this season, after all, lost two super giants, the rest of the players have also entered the tradeable list, depending on which team can provide quality trading chips. And the sincerity that the Nets can show is still acceptable.
From the data point of view, the Nets to advance the deal is justified, Morris and Batum have contributed a total of 24.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game this season, which is equivalent to a super giant data. If Irving still sticks to the principle, the Nets don't have to worry, these two people can just replace Irving's data. Since Irving can't support Harden very well, these two all-around forwards can still do this, and also reduce the pressure for Durant. Now the team's inner star player Aldridge is also injured unexpectedly, leaving the Nets with little trading time, if you can get the Clippers two big players, the Nets this season is still a joke.