On March 27, Beijing time, Irving talked about the topic of renewing the Nets, and then I will take you to understand the specific situation. $235 million in 5 years! Irving officially stated: do not want to leave Durant, willing to renew the contract with the Nets!
As a result of New York City's change in private sector vaccine policy, Irving, who missed most of the games this season, finally won a vaccine exemption. In next Monday's Nets-Hornets showdown, Irving will make his Nets home debut of the season.
Under such preconditions, Irving is also more emboldened to talk about the renewal of the contract. In an interview with the media, when asked about the contract, Irving officially stated: "I plan to renew my contract with the Nets this summer, I don't want to leave Durant, I want to create our own legend with him in Brooklyn!" ”
As soon as the news was issued, it immediately attracted the attention of fans, in fact, in the offseason last year, Irving could reach a four-year, $181 million contract extension with the Nets, but the two sides could not reach an agreement at that time. Irving currently has one final year left on his contract, and the 22-23 season is Irving's player option.
Now that Irving has officially stated his willingness to renew his contract with the Nets, if Irving chooses to jump out of the contract this summer and sign an early renewal contract with the Nets, then Irving can get a five-year, $235 million maximum salary contract, such a huge salary amount is really breathtaking!
Previously, fans always laughed that Irving's emotional intelligence was not high, but Irving showed a big pattern this time, and while promising to renew his contract with the Nets in advance, Irving also said that the most important reason was that he did not want to leave Durant.
For Irving, it's a really wonderful thing to be able to join Durant in the championship. When Irving said "I want to create a legend with Durant", it can also be seen that Irving did give Durant great respect and recognition, and the duo did get along very well with the Nets.
Since the start of the season, Irving has averaged 28.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 49.4% from the field, 43.8% from three-point range, and even 90.8% from the free throws. The fly in the ointment is that Irving has played fewer times, and due to unvaccinated, Irving has been absent for most of the season, and it is difficult to come back and cannot play in the home game.
Now that New York City has changed its vaccine policy, the problem of Irving not being able to play in the home game has been solved. At the critical point near the end of the schedule, Irving officially stated that he was willing to renew his contract with the Nets in advance, which was also a reassuring pill for the Nets, and could also stimulate the morale of the Nets as a whole and prepare for the upcoming playoffs!
The Nets are currently in 8th place in the East, and according to the playoff rules, the 7th-10th team in the division needs to compete for a playoff spot through the playoffs. However, the Nets are only three wins away from the Cavaliers in the East, and although there are not many games left, if the Nets can win a wave of consecutive wins, then the Nets do have a chance to rank 6th in the East.
As long as they can rank in the top 6 in the East, the Nets do not need to play playoffs and can directly lock in a playoff spot. However, there is also a precondition, that is, the Cavaliers, who are temporarily ranked 6th in the East, and the Raptors, who are temporarily ranked 7th in the East, need to suffer a wave of consecutive defeats, otherwise it is still difficult for the Nets to gain the initiative. As for how the Nets will perform next, let's wait and see!