Beijing time on February 24, the NBA regular season tomorrow will rekindle the war, although this all-star, the Nets only Durant was selected, but there was good news off the court. First the free agent signed Dragic, then New York is likely to change the epidemic regulations in the next few weeks, Irving is also expected to become a full-time player, Durant and Simmons are also actively recovering, and then will go all out to get a good ranking.
Irving has been in the spotlight this season, he was not vaccinated, was directly banned by the team at the beginning of the season, and only played away games after returning halfway. Recently, there have been many unfair reports of New York's epidemic prevention regulations, including the president of the NBA, and the new mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, who said that New York plans to phase out vaccination regulations in the coming weeks. This means that Irving will no longer have to miss home games and will be able to play for the Nets in home games.
If this succeeds, it means that Owen's persistence has worked, which is the effect he has always wanted. But during this period, the Nets also had some losses, that is, Harden chose to leave, which Irving did not vaccinate also occupied some influence. Fortunately, they also got an All-Star player, Simmons, which is still very good, and the lineup seems to be more balanced. As long as the Nets return to the full team, then their strength is still worth looking forward to, the offensive end Durant and Irving, the defensive end Of Simmons, the offensive and defensive more average, the specific effect will be the chemical reaction between them.
Seeing that Irving is about to return as a full-time identity, I don't know if Harden will have some regrets, among which Nets reporter Matt Brooks complained on social media, "Harden really can't wait these weeks? The implication is that Harden defected halfway and did not choose to stick with the team to the end.
But from Harden's point of view, there is no problem with his choice, Durant and Irving already have championships, and Harden joined the Nets to win the championship, seeing that there is not much chance to win the championship, and definitely wants to change places. You know, after Harden joined the Nets, the big three have played a total of 16 games together; Harden has played more than Irving for more than 1 season.