With a 38-44 record, ranking 11th in the West, the Mavericks missed the playoffs and officially bid farewell to the NBA season.
It seems that the combination of Doncic and Irving did not meet the original expectations. So, this offseason, should the Lone Rangers consider retaining the combination of Doncic and Irving?
At the end of this season, Irving, who became a free agent, must offer a five-year, $270 million super-maximum contract extension if he wants to keep him. Otherwise, Irving could choose to leave Dallas and join a team that has long interested him, such as the Lakers, Clippers and Suns.
Is the Lone Ranger willing to renew Irving? As things stand, the Lone Rangers are willing to renew Irving, and originally they wanted to add some additional clauses to the contract, but Irving was tough and refused to include additional clauses in the contract extension.
In other words, the Lone Ranger's condition for keeping Irving is a five-year, $270 million contract with no strings attached. Owen is satisfied, can the Lone Ranger be satisfied? Can Doncic be satisfied?
The first is the Lone Ranger, before the trade deadline this season, in order to get Irving, the Lone Ranger is to give Dinwiddie, Finney Smith and draft picks to the Nets, and if Irving is not renewed, it is equivalent to losing the chips for nothing. The second is Doncic, his and Irving's ball distribution problems have not been effectively resolved, and he and Irving have never developed good game chemistry, resulting in a poor team record. If the Lone Ranger chooses to renew Irving's contract, Doncic may need to reconsider his future.
Doncic has a four-year contract and the last year is a player option, and if the Lone Ranger and Irving reach a contract extension this offseason, then when it comes to reinforcements, the Lone Ranger will have no way to do it in the next few years.
Relying only on Doncic and Irving, it is naturally unrealistic for the Lone Ranger to reach the level of a championship team. In addition, referring to Irving's previous situation in the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Nets, I believe that the vast majority of players are not very willing to cooperate with him, so this will invisibly increase the difficulty of the lone ranger's reinforcement.
In this way, as long as the Lone Ranger chooses to keep Irving, Doncic will most likely choose to leave. Doncic, 24, averaged 32.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.4 steals this season, shooting 49.6 percent from the field, 34.2 percent from three-point range and 74.2 percent from the free-throw line.
Once Doncic insists on leaving, there must be many teams interested in him, and the Lone Ranger will also ask for lucrative chips. It's just that the lone ranger who chooses to keep Irving will probably not have a good life in the next few years.
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