The lively All-Star Weekend game has come to an end, and teams are preparing for the next regular season, after all, the follow-up games are related to the competition for playoff places, especially the teams that are currently on the edge of the playoffs, including the Nets and Lakers, which are the most concerned in the league. Some similar teams have different options at the trade deadline, the Lakers choose to maintain the original lineup, and the Nets complete the lineup adjustment through trades (sending Harden to Simmons, Drummond, Andscurie) to solve the team's current predicament through changes. And after the End of all-Star Weekend, the Nets struck again, and they made a lineup adjustment. Sign for 1 more person! The Nets killed two birds with one stone, and the final lineup was released, and there was good news on the team.
According to reports, the Nets signed free agent Dragic, the two sides signed a contract, according to ESPN follow-up reports Dragic's contract with the Nets signed until the end of the season. The Nets also cut Carter on the team in order to sign Dragic. Carter has played in 46 games for the Nets this season, but his performance in the game is not ideal, averaging only 12 minutes per game to get 3.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting only 33.3% from the field, and many statistics are career lows.
What does signing Dragic mean for the Nets? In fact, the Signing of the Nets can be said to be a double win. First of all, let's look at Dragic's performance, he has been with the Raptors and Spurs this season, but he has not been given a chance, only in 5 games with the Raptors, averaging 8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1 steal in 18 minutes per game, but in the previous season, he averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in the Heat (20-21 season), shooting 43% from the field and shooting 37% from three-point range.
Signing Dragic is key for the Nets. In Irving's absence in the three games before the All-Star Game, Nash could only try to make up for Irving's lack of different players, and the effect was not ideal. While the Nets want Irving to qualify as a full-time player before the playoffs begin, the current news is that Irving refuses to be vaccinated and New York's vaccination rules won't change. At this time, Dragic can become a player who shares the problems of the sub-team. Under the premise of guaranteed form, Dragic can comb the Nets' offense, allow Durant to focus on the output in the attack, or let Irving (away) or Simmons play without the ball. At the same time, he can make up for the current problem that Irving can only play away from home and Simmons does not have a return stage for the time being.
At the same time, Dragic also has the ability to open up space for the team, according to statistics show that Dragic as a fixed point shooter, his shooting rate of 40%, can become another stable place outside the Nets outside of Sesculi, to know that the Nets pitcher Joe Harris is still in injury condition.
The second point is to cut off the opponent. As an imminent player and a shortcoming that can improve the Nets, the Nets signed Dragic is no problem, and this signing improves themselves and cuts off opponents. According to previous reports, after Dragic was bought out, there were many teams chasing him, including bucks, Warriors, Bulls and other teams with the strength to impact the championship, and it is reported that Dragic also considered the Clippers and Lakers.
After completing the signing, the Nets' latest big roster is also released, namely Durant, Irving, Simmons, Curry Jr., Ade, Mills, Joha, Thomas, Drummond, Clarkston, Griffin, Brown, Sharp, Johnson, Dragic. It is worth mentioning that according to the latest reports, the Nets have another good news, reporter Ramona Shelburne reported that he was told that Simmons will increase the amount of training. Simmons is close to a comeback, and he is likely to be weeks away from a comeback, not months.