On April 26, the Nets lost 112-116 to the Celtics, thus being swept 0-4. Irving's remarks after the game sparked controversy, and he promised to renew his contract, and he and Durant would manage the team together with boss Tsai Chongxin and general manager Marcos. Is Irving thinking of himself as the Nets owner?
Irving admitted that he had disappointed the team by not being able to play at the beginning of the season. However, he never intended to make any compromises on not getting vaccinated. The Nets initially banned Irving, but later lifted him and Irving could play on the road. In the regular season, Irving played only 29 games for his team, averaging 27.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
At the end of the regular season, New York's epidemic prevention policy finally changed, and Irving could play the home game. Irving met Ramadan again, and the playoffs were average, averaging 21.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 44.4% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range.
Irving signed a four-year, $136 million contract with the Nets in 2019 and has player options in the summer of 2022. Irving can jump out of the contract to become a free agent, of course, Irving can also renew his contract with the Nets in advance.
On the topic of the renewal, Owen said: "I really don't plan to go anywhere else. "Irving has bigger goals and he wants to be more involved in the team's business. He said: "When I said I would stay here with Durant, I thought it meant we managed this team with Chua Chongxin and Marcos. ”
However, Irving's remarks are somewhat unreasonable, after all, he is not the boss and management staff. Irving first had to do his own thing, but he caused all kinds of trouble himself, and he also promised to manage the team with the boss.
Some fans said, "It's going to heaven", "You want to intervene in management? Tsai Chongxin's handle is not pinched by you", "Before the Knicks were laughing stocks, now the Nets have taken over the baton." ”......