The season that belonged to the Nets is over
Fishing season
Adu chose to go to Monaco to see the ball
The nickname of ball idiot lives up to its name
This temperament
Even standing next to Albert II of Monaco
It's still hard to hide its brilliance
But
While watching the ball
Adu still had to think about it
How to prepare for the new season yourself
How to organize skills on points
Let your influence expand
Instead of just focusing on scoring
Then the front line group is locked
This year's playoffs are the bitter fruit
It's not just Adu who is worried
And the Nets all team
The first thing management has to deal with is the problem of money
Although this season this season
The Nets averaged $2.1 million in ticket revenue per game (more than 100% up from the '18-19 season)
Ranked fourth in the league
But the whole season came down
The Nets' total losses ranged from $50 million to $100 million
Of these, $100 million was spent on luxury taxes
What got was durant missing 1/4 of the game
Irving missed 2/3 of the game
Harden chose to trade
Got Simmons a no-play
According to people familiar with the matter
The Nets may be the team with the worst financial losses in the NBA league
So Boss Cai was furious
In February of this year, he fired John Abamondi, ceo of Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment
Even under its leadership
The Nets set records for attendance, ticket revenue and sponsorship
But Boss Cai still thinks he's not innovative enough
Nor is there enough data drive
Layoffs will not solve the problem
Because the Nets have to give the contract next
Most payroll experts say
Irving will turn down an option worth $36.9 million next season
Because he jumped out later
Qualify for an offseason contract with the Nets for up to 5 years worth $248 million
The next step back is 190 million in 4 years
And if you leave the Nets
You can get up to 183.6 million worth of 4 years
Some would say
Irving executes player options
Then the problem will not be solved
This question is answered in the words of an executive in the East:
"He only does this when he makes a deal request, but why would he? That's unlikely, because Irving has pushed the Nets into a desperate situation. They had no other choice but to replace Owen. They couldn't trade him, they had to pay him. They are in this predicament. ”
If not given
As soon as Owen left
Then the Construction of the Nets over the years is equivalent to tearing down half
Especially this offseason, there are no big fish
Durant didn't have long to go to his peak
The situation will only get tougher
Owen's biggest problem is not personal ability
It's attendance and off-site moths
The last three seasons
In total, Irving has played only 103 regular season games
Missed 123 games
The reasons are varied
Injuries, refusal to get vaccinated and sudden disappearances ...
Impermanent behavioral logic
You can hardly guarantee that a contract has been given
He made a new job
Early retirement is possible
Because Owen said in the podcast show '17:
"One of my best friends told me that he really thought I might be the NBA version of Laurene Hill and leave early before my peak came."
Owen, 30
Just entering the peak period
According to this statement
The decommissioning node is not far away
The idea of the immortals
Mortals don't guess
Control is the big problem for the Nets to solve