When the Nets disgraced 0-4 round of travel out, Irving became the object of public criticism, but according to the US media Helpy reported that the Nets are facing the dilemma of renewing their contract with Irving this summer, Irving will most likely not execute the player option for the remaining year, he can renew the nets' $247.6 million maximum salary contract for up to 5 years, and the Nets also tend to give priority to the renewal of the outstanding Bruce Brown.
The relationship between Irving and the Nets may boil down to the fact that they are entangled with each other and have a "strained" relationship with each other. The Nets have given Irving too much leeway over the past three years because he has played only 103 of the team's 226 (regular season + playoff) games. When Irving played for the Nets, the Nets had a record of 58 wins and 45 losses, and the winning percentage (0.563%) was not much better than when he was not on the court (67 wins, 54 losses, 0.554 percent).
Irving is expected to sign a new contract with the Nets this summer, a five-year, $247.6 million five-year contract, provided he chooses not to execute next season's $37 million player option. Giving a problem player like Irving a salary cap is undoubtedly a difficult choice, especially his series of "demon incidents" off the pitch.
It's just that the Nets are also facing a passive factor, and they don't have a very good way to deal with Irving. The Nets, of course, want Irving to execute on the player options for the final year and give the team a chance to see how he plays with Durant and Simmons before spending a lot of money to complete the contract extension.
The Nets are expected to send some sort of signal, and the fact that they're not sure about giving Irving a long-term top-salary contract could motivate Irving to be careful. Or Irving could agree to a contract extension with the Nets, who want to renew their contract for less than $247.6 million over five years.
The Nets' problem, however, is that Irving will quickly identify such signals as bluffing, and he has the ability to maneuver with the team. It's not that Irving has a ton of other opportunities in the market, and no team with salary room would make such an offer to Irving. However, the Nets have no other star players to bring to the Nets to replace Irving, and trading him for the same value is almost impossible.
"It would be a very big surprise if he chose to execute on his final-year contract," an Eastern Conference executive told Rivery. "If he does, the Nets will dance in the foreground. But he only does this when he asks for a deal, why would he do it? It's hard to see that choice happen because he's already messed up the Nets. You want to let go of Owen, well, what are you going to replace him with? There are not many answers to this. You can't trade him, you have to pay them to be in trouble in this regard. The Nets are unsure of Irving's next move, since the team was swept out in the first round.
One of the few deterministic factors for the Nets, according to sources, the team will "prioritize" keeping free agent Bruce Brown, who averaged 14.0 points per game, and he was one of the highlights of this year's Nets in the playoffs, and the Nets have his bird rights.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)