Recently, in a report by TA reporters, it was learned that Middleton, known as one of the Bucks' big three, is affected by a secondary sprain of the left knee ligament and is expected to miss the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinals. For the Bucks, who are aiming to defend their titles this season, after losing Middleton's scoring weapon, The Alphabet Brother guarantees that while remaining efficient on the offensive end, Holliday also needs to take on more responsibilities, after all, if there are any problems with the state of the Twins, then it is really difficult for the Bucks to advance to the next round of the Celtics. After talking about Middleton's injury, I will introduce three news worth paying attention to: official announcement! The Heat were implicated by Butler, Irving interfered with the Nets' reinforcements, and the Rockets missed Jokic.
The first is the NBA league's official penalty, because in the first round of the playoffs, the Heat star Butler once used improper gestures, the relevant departments of the league decided after a meeting to study, and imposed a $15,000 fine on Butler. In addition, it should be noted that the Heat have also been fined the same amount. From the follow-up reports, it was learned that the main reason why the Heat was implicated by Butler was that the league executives felt that the Heat were clearly aware that Butler's gestures were too extreme and inappropriate, but they not only did not stop it in time, but also used official social media to promote after the game, in order to "remind" other teams, the league decided to make the Heat pay a certain price.
Then there is the Nets' reinforcement work, in the first round of this year's playoffs, in front of the strong Celtics, Durant and Irving have never been able to think of a "solution", resulting in the Nets finally being swept out by a big score. Saddled with a near-sky-high luxury tax that stopped in the first round of the playoffs, the Nets management simply could not be satisfied with the current situation of the team, and this year's offseason reinforcements began. According to sources provided by Winfield, the Nets management is very fond of veteran Melon Anthony, who is about to turn 38, and the latter's one-year base salary contract with the Lakers has ended. In addition, there have been recent reports that Anthony has talked with the Lakers management, the two sides reached a preliminary consensus on whether to continue to cooperate, the Lakers management respects the personal wishes of the players, if Anthony is also interested in joining the Nets, then the Lakers support him to do so.
Just when many people mistakenly believed that Anthony would join the Nets next season, a source of information about Irving interfering in the team's management reinforcements came out. It is reported that because he is very concerned about his influence in the Nets locker room, Irving took the initiative to express his position to the team management and refused to join forces with Anthony. It is worth mentioning that there have been rumors long ago that the Nets management wants to bring in a veteran with considerable prestige to achieve the effect of balancing Irving in the locker room, and the experienced Anthony happens to have the ability to play this role. All indications are that although it is still uncertain whether the Nets management can eventually bring in Anthony, one thing is basically certain, that is, the Nets will not blindly accommodate any players in the future, even if he is Irving, the Nets are unlikely to choose to give in the reinforcement work.
Finally, jokic's whereabouts, like the Nets, the Nuggets' journey this season has come to an end, and now, people are invariably focusing on Jokic, because whether the NBA's top interior line has reached an early contract renewal agreement is related to the situation of the entire player market this summer. According to the latest US media reports, Jokic is inclined to sign a five-year top salary contract worth a total of $250 million and eventually stay in the Nuggets. As for the Rockets, which have been eyeing the tiger, unless Jokic changes his mind and offers to apply for a trade, it will be difficult for the Rockets to get Jokic from the Nuggets.
With the rocket as a topic to talk more, according to Jokic's friends, the Rockets in the rebuilding period lack championship competitiveness, and this alone, Jokic will not list the Rockets as his favorite team. Moreover, the most critical point is that the rocket management does not have a corresponding chip in its hands. As an example, if the Warriors were willing to offer Wiggins, Poole, and a few first-round picks, the Nuggets might agree to a trade, but of course, the premise of the deal is still that Jokic has the idea of leaving. Do you think Jokic will leave the Nuggets this summer? Welcome to leave a comment in the comments section below to discuss, thank you for reading and following.