After the first round of the playoffs, the Nets could face a renewal issue for Kyrie Irving this offseason, with Irving having the option to step out of his current contract and sign a five-year, $245.6 million contract this offseason.
But the question is, will the Nets want to give Irving such a contract extension? Keep in mind that in the past 3 seasons, Irving has only played 103 regular season games for the team. According to the US media Kevin O'Connor, the Nets may be in trouble without too many options, because it is estimated that Irving will not have a particularly good trading market:
Theoretically, the Nets will have a hard time finding a deal involving Irving, after all, few teams will be willing to rely on such a trouble-loving player to lead the team to the championship without giving an annual salary of nearly $50 million in the end of the year.
On the other hand, the US media Kevin O'Connor also talked about the ben Simmons trading market, and the current situation is that the trading value of Ben Simmons is at an all-time low:
Given Ben Simmons' past season, the Nets really have a hard time pushing for a trade involving Simmons anymore.
Finally, nets veteran Blake Griffin reportedly praised a tweet about his possible return to the Clippers this offseason:
Griffin's return will certainly boost the Clippers' roster depth, and given that the Clippers are already a team with good lineup depth, Griffin will indeed be their ideal reinforcement for this offseason.