The Lone Rangers have been a complete failure this season, and compared to last season's record in the Western Conference finals, they have not only failed to go further, but even failed to make the playoffs, and ended up in the regular season only 11th place in the West.
In the middle of the season they gambled heavily with Dinwiddie, Finney. Smith and other assets were exchanged from the Nets to Irving who applied for a trade, and Irving, who first arrived as the Lone Ranger, showed a good individual competitive state and led the team alone to win a streak, but when Doncic returned from injury, the two did not have a good chemistry, coupled with the fact that the two were relatively average on the defensive end, the Lone Ranger was eventually blocked from the play-offs.
Doncic and Irving's personal abilities are no problem, Doncic has long become the popular fried chicken in the league, whether in terms of popularity or strength, is one of the future faces of the league. Although Irving has a lot of off-court incidents, as long as he can put his energy on the court, his skills and style of play are people's favorite gear.
The two's collaboration ended in failure at the end of the season, but that doesn't mean the two will completely part ways. Doncic has obviously become the core of the Lone Ranger's future team, and he will certainly not leave the Lone Ranger, so if you want the Eastern European combination to continue, the Lone Ranger needs to face Irving's extension.
Irving is currently on a four-year, $136 million contract, which expires this summer, and this summer Irving is a full free agent without any restrictions, and Irving is completely free to decide which team he wants to go to.
Irving also said in his recent Instagram broadcast: "I'm going to be a free agent this summer, but I'm not in a hurry to make a decision, people have been discussing which team I will join, but the news from the outside world is not something to watch. "Judging by Irving's form, he is still very optimistic about his prospects.
Although there have been many off-court incidents before, as long as Irving can play well, there are many teams that want to get him, Irving has indeed become a free agent, but the Lone Ranger has a certain advantage over other teams in terms of renewing Irving, at least from a monetary point of view, the Lone Ranger can provide Irving with a five-year $272 million contract this summer, while other teams can only give a four-year maximum of $202 million.
From this point of view, the Lone Ranger still has a great chance of keeping Owen, and judging from Irving's situation in recent years, Irving still attaches more importance to his personal treatment. After all, the reason he left the Nets before was a contract issue, because of his various off-court disputes and frequent absences, so the Nets wanted to add some additional clauses to his contract to limit Irving's appearance.
Now that he can sign a longer and more annual contract with the Lone Ranger, and there are no other additional terms, such a full-guarantee contract Owen is naturally very happy. And Owen is now 31 years old, he needs to think about his future, and a 5-year long-term contract is enough to guarantee his future life.
The current environment for the Lone Ranger is also relatively friendly for Irving, and the owner Cuban has always been a good boss in the minds of players and is willing to provide players with the treatment they want. Doncic, the absolute core of the team, is also the kind of player who is approachable, and as long as he can win, Doncic is also the kind of player who is willing to sacrifice his ball and statistics.
So from the current situation, Irving staying in the Lone Ranger is the best choice for him personally, and what Irving has been pursuing in recent seasons is maximizing personal interests, and staying in the Lone Ranger is completely in line with his own pursuit.
In addition to his contract with the team, Irving also has a contract to consider this summer is his sneaker contract, which was terminated by Nike in the previous Jewish movie incident, and Irving has not been able to find his home since. Earlier today, local reporter Brandon Robinson reported that both Adi and Puma are interested in working with Irving, and Irving also said in his recent live broadcast that his new sneaker contract will be announced in the near future. Previously, domestic hype brands such as Anta and Li Ning were not considered by Owen.
Several decisions this summer are very crucial for Irving personally, he may sign a five-year, $527 million maximum salary contract and a well-paid sneaker contract, this offseason this summer will be a lucrative offseason for Irving.