When Dragic is bought out by the Spurs, he becomes a bounty in the free agent market, and the Nets win dragic in the battle!
When it comes to why the Nets were able to grab Dragic, Nash can be said to have contributed. After all, in the Suns, Dragic was Nash's substitute, Dragic once called Nash his mentor; he was both players under the same agent, and since the Heat did not come out to grab people, then Nash's personal shot has already influenced Dragic's choice to a certain extent.
So then again, why did the Nets bring in Dragic? Some friends may say that the Nets' second-team lineup does not organize a guard, so it needs to be made up. But for all teams that can be called big three or "triple-core", the routine is to let one of the giants take the second lineup; and with Nash's employment habits, we can almost conclude that when Simmons returns, Simmons and Irving will definitely have a second team. Curry Jr. is a great shooter, but he's not just a shooter; at the 76ers, his and Embiid's blocking is also an important part of rivers' system; so Curry Jr. including Mills need to eat some of the ball, and the Nets' second-team lineup doesn't particularly need an organizational guard!
Therefore, the most appropriate reason for the Nets to grab Dragic is to find a spare tire for Irving!
Ou Shenxian has previously made it clear that he will not be vaccinated, and although New York State intends to relax the vaccine ban, but a few days ago, New York Mayor Adams once again publicly stated that if changing the epidemic prevention regulations will send the wrong signal, we can almost conclude that New York City will at most change the stupid rule that "unvaccinated home players cannot play in New York, and away players can play in New York" to "unvaccinated home and away teams cannot play in New York", so Irving still can't play at home. Moreover, in the past week, 100,000 people in the United States have been infected with the new crown every day; considering that the Bucks, Bulls, Heat, and 76ers have a unique influence in their state or city, before the start of the playoffs, is it possible that Wisconsin, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia and other cities will also have a vaccine ban?
When Irving is determined not to vaccinate, it is destined to affect the team; and Simmons has no basket, even the free throws are extremely unreliable; he is the only core master in the league who will be chased and slashed by the other side when he is in the 76ers, and he does not necessarily dare to put him on the court at key moments, so the Nets' introduction of Dragic can be said to be a layer of insurance for Irving's possible absence on the backcourt.
Of course, the Nets brought in Dragic for another purpose - to hit competitors or to prevent opponents from reinforcing. While the Nets have been in terrible shape lately, their goal this season is certainly to compete for the championship. After Paul's injury, it was widely believed that Dragic was well suited to return to his old club, the Suns, and Dragic's level was certainly better than the Bucks' backup point guard George. Hill is stronger, not to mention Holliday's defense, itself can swing to the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, Dragic has a good three-pointer, if Dragic can go to the Bucks may be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. As for the Bulls and Warriors, it doesn't look like they are particularly short of players in this position, but since they decided to pursue Dragic, it means that they are also playing their own small calculations.
But now that the Nets have grabbed Dragic, it means that the reinforcement plans of the above teams have all failed, which is not an alternative supplement to the Nets?