On February 4, Beijing time, The Athletic famous joe Vardon wrote a long article revealing Owen, revealing the details of his relationship with James, and also analyzing Owen's personality through interviews. Irving once visited his Own Standing Rock Tribe during a Nets ban and asked one of his people, "Who can I trust?" ”
When he first joined the Cavaliers, Irving was so happy that he gave everyone on the team cute nicknames, often greeting them warmly. Soon, however, Owen's behavior began to surprise everyone. For example, he would get angry with the head coach, argue with teammate Vitesse, and even immerse himself in the nightlife of Cleveland. Joe Vardon said Irving missed shooting training more than once due to "flu symptoms," but he almost never missed a game that night.
Irving's immaturity in the Cavaliers' early years did not cause the team to change its plans for him. They offered Irving a $94 million contract extension, which Owen couldn't wait to agree to. Just the day after he signed his contract, James announced the surprising decision to return to Cleveland. Vardon said that moment brought irving's career to a turning point.
When James returned to the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers hired James' trainers, bodyguards, and personal assistants. Owen's friends were not treated equally, which bothered him, and he was not alone. As Owen's father, Dredrick refuses to shake hands with a close friend of James's side, making everything ugly. James eventually asks Owen what happened, and Owen tells James that Father Drederick believes they should not be "friendly with the enemy".
"I think a lot of things were driven by Owen's father," said a source who knew Owen and James very well, "and the situation was, 'I got to want this, I had to want that,' and then it went the way it is." ”
Later, Owen applied to leave the Knight, because he didn't believe the Knight could make him happy. Today, he plays for the Nets, and he also has a conflict with the team, or a crisis of trust.
Irving's first season with the Nets was sidelined due to injury. A Nets executive revealed: "Irving's team didn't trust the Nets doctors, and then it was messed up. Things get weird. That's it, and I don't know how he's going to be. Irving sought third and fourth opinions outside of the Nets' doctor. While this sort of thing is common in the NBA, it's rare for Irving to completely exclude the Nets doctor in the process. In his absence for two months, the Nets could only guess when he would return. He opted for cortisone injections, came back for a month and then decided to have surgery.
Irving was briefly suspended by the Nets for refusing vaccinations, and during the ban, he visited his own Standing Rock tribe. According to people familiar with the matter, he was chatting with a tribal "aunt" at the time and said that playing basketball was "just a job" for him. At that time, Owen also asked the aunt: "Auntie, who can I trust?" Who can I trust? "Who can I trust? It's also a true portrayal of Owen's personality, and it's hard for him to trust others.
Irving failed to reach an early contract extension with the Nets, and his prospects for this team are full of unknowns. In the offseason, Irving had a $36.5 million player option and the right to jump out of contract to become a free agent.
Sources revealed that the two men who followed Irving to the Nets after signing with the Nets three years ago have now left the team. One is Irving's longtime personal trainer, Robin Pound, who no longer works with Irving. The other is Irving's childhood friend Eli Carter, who was a player development coach for the Nets and no longer works for the Nets. Will this be Irving's final season with the Nets? Let's wait and see. So far this season, Irving has played 10 games for the Nets, averaging 23.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.