On February 23, Beijing time, the Nets officially posted a photo of Dragic and officially announced the signing of the most powerful defender player in the free agency market. In a previous deal, Dragic was traded from the Raptors to the Spurs, and finally reached a buyout agreement with the Spurs, when as many as 6-7 teams chased Dragic, including the Bucks, Warriors and Lakers, but in the end because of the Relationship of Nets coach Nash, Dragic chose the Nets.
Following the trade with Harden and the acquisition of Ben Simmons, Cescuri and Drummond, the Nets signed Dragic, which can be described as a great gain. Although Simmons has not played a game this season, he can average 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.6 steals last season, and his organizational ability and defensive ability can provide a significant improvement to the Nets; Curry Jr. has played 3 games after joining the Nets, averaging 18.3 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and shooting 40% from three-point range, which can make up for the impact of Harris' absence very well; Drummond also played 3 games. Averaging 9.3 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game, he's able to give the Nets rebounding and confrontation on the inside, and Nash has promised to give him more playing time; as for Dragic, who averaged 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game for the Heat last season, he was able to help the Big Three share the pressure on the bench.
Although Irving can't play at home, as long as the Nets have a healthy Durant, there should be hope of a championship, but some people don't think so. According to the Heat reporter Barry Jackson reported: he recently interviewed an anonymous scout in the West, who analyzed the strength of the current teams in the East, and said that he did not see the Nets and 76 people in the playoffs to win the Bucks and Heat 4 games, the reason given is that the two teams look good after the trade, but the remaining games in the regular season are not much, may not be in place, and injuries are also part of the reason, in comparison, the Bucks and Heat are more mature, The whole season is in a good rotation.
According to reports between, the Nets have changed 32 starts this season, the most in the league, so I think the anonymous scout still has a lot of truth. First of all, Durant currently has no specific comeback schedule, Simmons has not played a game this season and does not know how to be in a state, Dragic has also been close to not playing much this season, after the return of these people, the Nets are bound to face a run-in. Secondly, the Bucks are really stable and outstanding, basically guaranteeing last season's championship-winning lineup, Alphabet Brother and Portis have also ushered in growth, in addition, the Bucks recently signed Ibaka, Bembry and Carter, this lineup is not only deep, but also invincible. The final X factor is still Irving, if the playoffs Irving still can't play at home, then Durant will have to die of exhaustion, similar to last year.
If there is no accident, the accident will definitely happen, plus Nash is still a rookie coach, maybe the Nets spent more money, looking quite lively, and eventually will still accompany the run, of course, don't forget that the Nets may now also have to fight for a playoff spot.