The Nets' recent form is really bad, they have fallen from the first position in the East to the current seventh place in the East, the gap between them and the front is slowly widening, there are 3 wins between Philadelphia in fifth place, and the winning rate of the team behind them is equal, for them, if they can't find the status in time, then they may even fall outside the top eight in the East!
And if the Nets want to improve the state and strength of the team, in addition to the need for Durant and Harden to return, it seems that there needs to be some changes in the lineup. Recently, michael Scotto reported that the Nets currently hope to continue to improve the team's strength around the Durant, Harden and Irving trio. And the team has already received offers for Joe Harris and Clarkston so far, and if there is a suitable offer the team seems to choose to trade these two players!
Joe Harris has had two ankle surgeries before, which has had a big impact on the value of his trade, and although the top scorer has been very stable in the regular season, his play in the playoffs has been very cold, and it is difficult to give the Big Three enough help, which also makes the Nets want to trade the outside pitcher. Now that the offer for Joe Harris has been affected, it seems difficult to trade a good player through him!
Clarkston is very popular, according to Michael Scotto, any team that trades For Clarkston is likely to offer him a qualification offer of 2.23 million and then match the contracts of other teams! Clarkston has averaged 21.2 minutes per game this season, and can get 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds, the improvement is still very obvious, and he is only 22 years old, there are still good trading prospects!
So for the Nets, it is the right direction to strengthen the team through these two players, but due to the greatly reduced value of Joe Harris' transaction, it may have a greater impact on them!