The Nets were swept through the first round of the playoffs, leaving the pre-season championship-winning team in a position where Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons were all questioned. There are other unhappy characters on this team, such as the depressed Blake Griffin, who used to have few opportunities for all-Stars in the playoffs.
Griffin's contract extension to the Nets this season is undoubtedly to win the championship before the end of his career, but his experience with the Nets is quite bitter. Not only did the Nets fail to become contenders for the championship, Griffin didn't get many chances throughout the season, playing only two games in the playoffs for a total of about 20 minutes.
How could Griffin not feel frustrated in such a situation?
Admittedly, Griffin is no longer a star-level player, but Griffin has not yet reached the stage of complete inability to play. Playing in the series against the Celtics, there are still 8 minutes to contribute 8 points, which also won nash's trust, but Griffin in the life-and-death battle did not find his own offensive rhythm.
And so the season ended.
Will the Nets' frustrated trip make Griffin feel bad? Intriguingly, fans have called on social media for Griffin to return to the Clippers, "Go home, join Kawhi Leonard and Paul George." The City of Air Connections will be restarted and I am ready. — Griffin silently praised.
Some people, despite leaving a place, leave a forever.
The story of Griffin and the Clippers is both sweet and sad, like a pair of lovers meeting, falling in love and then breaking up. Griffin gave the Clippers hope, and his playing style ignited the passion of the fans, and the Clippers built a lineup of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin as the core, and became the western powerhouse for a while.
However, the ending was sad, the Clippers decided to rebuild after sending Chris Paul away, and Griffin was given a long contract and a promise to the future. The Clippers era, which belonged to Griffin alone, did not come, and soon after the season began after the contract extension, the Clippers traded it to the Pistons, and Griffin left Los Angeles coldly.
If Griffin intends to return to the Clippers, it means that he can untie the knot and let go of his hatred. However, the Clippers do not lack forward players, in addition to the star players Paul George and Leonard, plus Nicholas Batum, Robert Covington and Marcus Morris, etc., it can be described as overcrowded.
In the eyes of the US media, this is not a problem.
It has been reported that the Clippers may trade Marcus Morris to improve the team's point guard position, and Robert Covington will also become a free agent in the offseason. If the Clippers don't keep these two players, Griffin would certainly be a possible addition, and the Clippers' signing griffin will make fans excited.
(Text/Yan Wujun)