Owen made a verbal agreement with the Lone Ranger, willing to keep him and offer a top salary, The salary reached 210 million in 4 years, the last year is still a player option, the average annual salary is more than 50 million, Irving only played 20 games in the Lone Ranger, only won 9 games, because of his joining, the Lone Ranger broke up the original championship lineup, Irving joined after the record plummeted, and finally missed the playoffs, and he and Doncic did not cooperate satisfactorily, the two simply could not play the tacit understanding they deserved, many people speculated that the Lone Ranger would give up renewing Irving, but the two sides had reached a verbal agreement, and it was only one step away from signing.
This season, Irving averaged 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the Lone Ranger, shooting 51% from the field and 39% from three-point range, and his efficiency on the court was actually quite high, and the data was not bad during the Nets period, when the Nets were willing to renew Irving, but the contract attached a number of restrictions, which made it difficult for the Irving team to accept, and refused a non-top salary contract, hoping to get a long-term contract, and it was unconditional, because there were too many missed games, off-court factors were also very troublesome to the team, and the Nets could not agree to Irving's request , and eventually broke up with the Nets.
According to media reports, Irving still does not accept non-top salary contracts, and does not accept short-term contracts, and if the contract is renewed, the salary of the first year of the new contract is as high as 46.9 million, which is increased year by year. The two sides have not officially signed so far, mainly because the details have not yet been agreed, sources revealed that the Lone Ranger wants to attach incentive clauses to the contract, as well as restrictive clauses, which are nothing more than championship rewards, entering the All-Star, or entering the best team reward, or helping the team win the championship reward.
The most important thing is the restriction clause in the contract, and the most important of the restriction clause is the playing ball. According to the information he received, the first three years must play 52 games a year, or even 60 games, to get full salary, if you don't play 15 games in a single season, you can only get 35% of that year's salary, according to the annual average of 50 million, if Irving does not play 15 games, that season only gets about 1750 salary. There may also be seasonal rewards such as shooting percentage, turnovers, and free throws per game, which were previously on Irving's contract.
Irving has played only 163 games in the last four seasons, and his four-year contract salary is 136 million, so it is necessary to add a ball restriction clause, which may be why the Lone Ranger is willing to provide a top salary, and if Irving is not willing to do so, he may not get such a high contract. This verbal agreement was reached before the deal, and now based on Irving's performance in the Lone Ranger, it is still unknown whether this contract can be finally reached, do you think Irving is worth 210 million in 4 years?