On February 22, Beijing time, according to the famous Shams report, free agent Goran Dragic will join the Nets! Journalist Stein revealed that Nets coach Nash led the team to recruit Dragic, and he put a lot of effort into it.
Veteran fans probably know that during the Suns, Nash and Dragic were teammates, and the latter played a total of 190 games as a substitute for Nash, when the claw machine was once considered Nash's successor, and both agents were the same. Earlier in the interview, Dragic also said that Nash was his mentor.
At present, the Nets have not yet been officially announced, but this matter can be said to be a foregone conclusion. ESPN reported that Dragic's agent said that the Nets will sign Dragic until the end of the season, which is said to be a year-end salary. In order to make room for Dragic, the team will cut Jervan Carter. Carter has played 46 games for the Nets this season, averaging 3.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 33.3 percent from the field.
Journalist Keith Smith followed up by reporting that the Nets will have $3.65 million in dead money this season for cutting Jervan Carter, and $3.925 million in dead money next season (dead money refers to the part that must be paid and cannot be traded after buying out or laying off players).
According to Stein's previous report, in addition to the Nets, the Warriors, Clippers, Bucks, Lakers and Bulls are interested in signing the veteran point guard, and they all think Dragic is a good piece of the championship puzzle. A few days ago, the news broke that the Bucks were close to getting Dragic! Milwaukee has always been aggressive, and they can not only give Dragic a chance to become a defending champion, but also give him a chance to play an important role.
Including teammate Doncic, who is also in the national team, who also hopes to join forces with Dragic in the NBA. Doncic said: "My father was Dragic's mentor, and Dragic was a good friend of mine. I had discussed with the team management whether it was possible for him to join the team. ”
Yesterday, Marc Stein reported that Dragic was "very open" about the offers he received and that he would spend at least a week evaluating the teams chasing him. Unexpectedly, the news that he was going to join the Nets came out today, and it seems that Nash's role is still very large.
With former teammate Nash and a good championship-winning lineup, Dragic's choice of the Nets can be said to be no problem. Durant + Irving + Simmons + Dragic, the good guys Nets took off directly.
Last season, Dragic was sent to the Raptors by the Heat as a chip in the Lowry trade, but unfortunately the Raptors were not the team that Dragic wanted to stay, during which the claw machine only played 5 games for the Raptors, averaging 18 minutes per game, and could get 8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists. Soon the two sides agreed, and Dragic was once again traded by the Raptors to the Spurs. During the Spurs, Dragic did not play a single game, and the two sides reached a buyout agreement.
Born on May 6, 1986, Dragic is 35 years old and was selected with the 15th pick in the second round in 2008, this year is his 17th season in the league! Excluding the Spurs, Dragic has played for four teams in his career, namely the Suns, Rockets, Heat and Raptors.
Played a total of 872 regular season games, averaging 13.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.9 minutes per game! 46.2% shooting percentage. In the 2017-18 season, Dragic was named an NBA All-Star, and he also won the fastest improved player of the season and a three-time best team.
Now there is a problem, the Nets now have Irving, Curry Jr., Mills, Dragic, four point guards under 1.91 meters, counting Simmons, the team's guard line is simply too crowded. Do you think the Nets got Dragic stronger?