Insulting, Irving's contract extension exposed, the Lakers or become a big winner. With just 15 days left until the end of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, the game is becoming increasingly exciting. At the same time, player contract extensions are constantly pouring out, and some teams are planning to complete the contract extension before the playoffs to give players peace of mind to play in the playoffs. Among them, the renewal of the contract of Lone Ranger star Kyrie Irving has become the focus of major media, and the outside world is a hot topic, go see the details.
After falling out with his old club Nets about a contract extension, Irving immediately applied to leave the team and was traded to the Western Mavericks. After coming to the new club, Irving still typed All-Star-level statistics, but he also did not get an early contract extension as he wished, which made him puzzled. Recently, local media in Dallas revealed the Lone Ranger's contract offer to renew Irving, and the team management plans to renew Irving with a two-year contract worth 80 million, with relevant terms, such as the second year for the team option, the required number of appearances, etc.
Putting aside Irving's negative factors, Irving's performance is enough to get a super maximum salary contract of $200 million for 4 years or $270 million for 5 years, and a renewal contract of 80 million for 2 years and harsh terms is undoubtedly insulting. The Irving team will obviously get him into free agency and look for a suitable contract. And if Irving becomes a free agent, the probability of the Lakers getting him is greatly increased, and the Lakers can give him a maximum salary contract by signing and then trading. Why did the Lakers dare to give Irving a big contract? Because James' presence can put him in service, it is also a source of confidence for the Lakers management. According to previous reports, the Lakers need to pay Hachimura, Russell, Vanderbilt, Bamba and Beasley as chips in exchange for Irving. For the Lakers, they need to trade players to free up salary space to sign Irving, and giving up Russell is inevitable for the 5 of them.
It's worth noting that Irving didn't bring much victory to the Lone Ranger, only finishing with a 7-13 record during the period. The 11-game record of Irving and Doncic combined is a pitiful 3-8, and the team's record has fallen from 4th to 11th in the league, and the playoffs are worrying. For this reason, the star Doncic was very frustrated, although he did not indicate which teammate he was dissatisfied with, but the outside world pointed the finger at Irving, because he brought more losses to the team before and after his arrival. In other words, the team may seem calm on the surface, but there may already be many internal contradictions, in which case, Irving's possibility of staying on the team in the offseason is minimal.
This season, Doncic averaged 33.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Irving averaged 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. For now, the attacking backcourt duo hasn't found a way to help the team win.