The offseason is not over, because the Nets' two giants Durant and Irving are going to be an unknown, so each team does not dare to act rashly, so far the news received, at least 8 teams are waiting for Durant's news, and Irving has been more contact with the Lakers, but because the Nets with more chips want to get more things, so there is no satisfactory plan flowing out.
What's more, the news revealed by the Nets reporter yesterday is that the Nets need to pay an additional $10.5 million in salary if they exchange Irving for Westbrook. As a result, the Nets also need to pay an additional $50 million in luxury taxes. Such a deal is really not cost-effective for the Nets, and it may not rise or fall in hard power, and it is certainly difficult for Boss Cai to swallow such a loss willingly.
But after all, at present, Irving and James have been eyebrow-raising, Boss Cai is tired of Irving, Nets general manager Max must make a certain operation to avoid embarrassment, so just a few hours ago there was news that the Lakers and the Nets re-discussed the deal negotiations for Irving and Westbrook, and the details of this transaction are that the Nets require the Lakers to pull in a third party to make a deal to maximize their own profits.
If this time Irving and Westbrook traded, the next for Durant trade nets in the absence of absolute benefits can be slowed down to solve, and in the previous 20 years of the All-Star Game or the recent offseason confrontation we can see Westbrook and Durant in the same game, indicating that the relationship between the two is not so bad as before, the previous Thunder double less to the current thirty and standing age, there is no pressure of youth, but resist to further prove their pressure, This time it would be a very good attempt if it could converge, regardless of the outcome.
As for why James and Irving broke off the connection? I think what I think is that the two have won championships in the past, and they have had a lifelong friendship, although there is a certain friction, but it is not as bad as the Internet says, otherwise it will not pass on the news that James and Aunt Jenny have different opinions because of Irving, not to mention that at present, Irving has shown that he can hold the ball and can not have the ball, which is the most needed by James, and the projection ability is quite excellent, last season was also 40%, which can bring more space for James or Davis. So at the moment James and Irving ability is very matched, but based on the locker room problem does not break out.
So far the Nets don't have to trade for a reason, but the Lakers do! So it depends on whether the Lakers can make this decision!