Irving came to the Lone Ranger in the middle of the season to average 27.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, still an All-Star level, but the team did not enter the playoffs, Irving became a free agent after the season, there is news that Irving and the Lone Ranger have reached a verbal extension of 4 years and 210 million, but the additional clause in the Lone Ranger's contract (must play 58 games in the regular season) Irving could not accept the choice to refuse, what does this mean?
1. The Lone Ranger does not fully trust Irving, the Lone Ranger was a playoff team before Irving's arrival, and it also entered the Western Conference finals last year, and the team's record has declined all the way after Irving came to the Lone Ranger, and the team even fell out of the playoff playoff zone. Off-court, Irving is also a stabilizer, and some of his behavior and remarks are often unconventional and unacceptable, and Nets rebound Tsai Chongxin couldn't bear it before choosing to trade Irving.
2. Although Irving's game statistics have been good and his efficiency is good, it turns out that Irving's leadership results are indeed very average, and he cannot effectively help the team win or make the team stronger. Irving is very confident in himself, insists on the top salary, directly rejected in the face of unreasonable additional terms, and is now considering other options, and with the Lakers being swept out, Irving's options gradually increased.
3. Irving's ideal home is currently the Lakers and the Suns, since the Lakers eliminated Irving to join the Lakers more and more vocal, because James's current physical fitness can not play the whole game, key moments need someone to stand up and score, Irving is undoubtedly the best choice, he won the championship with James in the Cavaliers, but the Lakers' problem is that there is no salary space for Irving, and the Lakers owner is unwilling to pay too much luxury tax. Irving also has an option is the Suns, there is also his good brother Durant, the Suns formed a Big Four team this year but stopped in the semifinals, the new owner of the Suns is naturally not satisfied with this result, summer reinforcement is imperative, the advantage of the Suns boss has money and does not care about high luxury taxes, if you can gather the Big Three of Durant + Booker + Irving and find a tough center, this lineup is undoubtedly the most competitive combination.