On March 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Nets will challenge the Heat, the first in the East, on the road. The game is important for both teams and needs to hold their place, with the Heat losing another game after three straight losses and losing the first place; the Nets need to consolidate the eighth position, with the Hornets and Hawks chasing behind them. Before this game, the Nets also received 2 good news.
The team has updated its latest injury report, in which Ses Curry and Dragic, who were absent from the last game, will return to today's game, and the return of the two big helpers will also give Durant and Irving enough support. Without Curry Jr. in the last game, the team's outside threat was instantly one level less; without Dragic, Irving could only stay on the court more, and the consumption of him was also very large. Now that all 2 of them have returned in this game, Durant and Irving can cope more calmly.
In addition to the two of them, coach Nash also revealed the situation of veteran Aldridge, who had previously suffered a hip injury, had been recuperating from an injury, and had missed many games, but fortunately the team's interior line was well manned and not too affected. Now that Aldridge has recuperated from this period, the injury is almost better and is expected to return next Monday against the Hornets.
There was good news on the injury side, and another piece of good news came from Irving, who also expressed the idea of renewing his contract to the Nets management after he could play in the home game. In a pre-game interview, Irving talked about the renewal of his contract, his intention to renew his contract with the Nets in the summer, while revealing that he did not want to leave Durant and wanted to create their own legend with Durant in Brooklyn.
Regarding Irving's contract extension, head coach Nash also said: "We are very confident that the whole team will stay for him. But that's not something I need to think about, leave it to management. ”
Regarding Irving's contract extension, salary expert Bobby Max said that if Irving jumps out of the $36.5 million player option next season, he is eligible to sign a five-year, $246 million top salary contract with the Nets.
Irving has played in 20 games this season, averaging 35.5 minutes per game and having 28.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists. Statistically, he's worth the contract; judging by the percentage of appearances, the Nets are a little unhappy. Irving currently plays for the Nets for 3 seasons and plays a total of 94 games in the regular season (not counting today's games), and the two sides will definitely have more exchanges on this to ensure a contract that both sides are satisfied with.