With Irving making their debut at home, the Nets have plenty of time to run into the lineup and sit in eighth place in the East before they can take on a championship and they can try to challenge an impossible record of winning the championship as eighth. The more favorable news is that Irving has stated that he has identified Durant as a lifelong teammate and will not leave the superstar no matter what. In other words, Irving has dismissed the idea of jumping out of the contract in the offseason and is expected to accept the Nets' big five-year, $250 million contract. The author feels that Irving has a belief that he must team up with Durant to win a championship.
If the core players have clear goals, for the Nets, they can more confidently strengthen the lineup, but the Nets still trust head coach Nash, and there is no intention of changing the coach at all. The author always believes that the Nets' biggest hidden danger of winning the championship is Nash, because his coaching level has never gone up, and the Nets are now giving him the feeling of leveling, which can be confirmed in the playoffs. However, the Nets seem to be relatively low-key trading operations in advance, and some media have said that Nets general manager Max has been looking for the possibility of trading Ben Simmons, and one of the latest research plans is to trade with the Pacers.
The Nets brought out third-big man Ben Simmons and role player Sharp, while the Pacers sent out the league's top defensive players Turner and Brogdon. This is a simple 2-for-2 deal, the author feels a bit whimsical, but can not rule out any possibility, at least one thing can be clear, that is, Ben Simmons may not play for the Nets, the Nets will inevitably use this chip to trade reinforcement. For the Pacers, rebuilding is their top priority, and admitting Simmons is not a problem, and Turner and Brogdon will not be the ideal core players anyway.
But for the Nets, getting rid of the big trouble of Simmons is a top priority, if you can introduce Turner, the strength of the interior will be unprecedentedly strong, the lineup is basically no short board, it is no exaggeration to say, this may be the last piece of the puzzle to win the championship. Turner is a young man with an amazing arm span of 224 centimeters, and the moon-covered cap is often staged, averaging 2.8 blocks per game. His other stats are equally good, and he can also average 13 points and 7 rebounds per game when the Pacers are not well configured. Don't forget, he can also pull to the outside line for medium and long-range projection, and the tactical role and contribution are also expected.
Brogdon, another player who may join the Nets, is also a defensive player, and the key is that his attitude may infect other players, which is a rare mental strength. As a backcourt player, he is a reliable role player, averaging 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, strictly speaking, better than Curry Jr., and can be Irving's first bench. Combined with Nash's tuning of the guard, brogdon's integration into the Nets should not be a problem. Whether the deal will work or not, everything will have to wait for the official announcement, but the Nets' trading operations have rarely disappointed, and they should let go for the championship.