On November 5, Beijing time, the Brooklyn Nets on the other side of the ocean sent 3 messages, let's take a look.
New developments in the Irving Affair
Today, well-known basketball journalist Woj talked about the basketball star Kyrie Owen, who was banned for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine, on the podcast. "New York's new mayor Eric Adams will officially take office on January 1 next year, and as far as I know, he will most likely change the current epidemic rules when he takes office, which means that athletes like Irving and some other performers or media workers are expected to appear in public without vaccination," Woj said. Eric Adams, the Leader of the Democratic Party who recently won the New York Mayoral Campaign, is also a sports fan and basketball fan who has publicly expressed his support for Irving and said he will soon return to the field.
From woj's revelations and Eric Adams' various actions, it can be inferred that Irving is very hopeful that he will be given the opportunity to attend events, training and games again while sticking to his faith, which is undoubtedly a news that makes Nets fans excited. However, woj also said that there are still more than two months before January 1, if Irving is ready to wait until the so-called turnaround instead of taking the initiative to vaccinate, it does not rule out the possibility of the Nets trading it, the Nets have received many calls from many teams about trading Irving, the management is seriously weighing the pros and cons, and December 16 is the beginning of this year's new contract players can trade, when there will be a lot of quality players into the trading market. So will the Nets ultimately choose to continue waiting for Irving to return or send him away? We'll see.
Adu has fully evolved
This season, basketball star Kevin Durant is in good shape, playing in 8 games so far, averaging 28.3 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 34.5 minutes per game, shooting 59.2% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range. Among them, points (2nd), backcourt rebounds (13th), shooting percentage (13th), exploiting mistakes (21st), interior scoring (19th), fast-attack points (5th), and double-doubles (13th) are among the top in the league. Adu's strong play is also the reason why the Nets can still be in the top five in the East despite Harden's downturn and Irving's absence.
It is worth mentioning that Adu's current shooting rate has reached a career high, according to statistics, his shooting rate within 8 feet is 72%, his shooting rate from 8-16 feet is 59%, and his long two-point shooting rate is 71%, which is a very scary and efficient data, which means that Adu is basically unstoppable in mid-range projection. At the same time, Adu has also made significant progress in driving his teammates, averaging career highs in assists and assists per game (31.1%), and when Harden came off, Adu's assist rate reached 45.5%, comparable to the league's top organizers. It can be clearly found from the Nets' TPA data list (attack and defense are the first, and far ahead), and now Adu has raised his game level to another level, which is a good interpretation of what a quality leader and top superstar is. As a 33-year-old veteran with a major Achilles tendon rupture, Adu's performance is really incredible and commendable, and I wish him to stay healthy and continue to give more wonderful performances to the fans.
The two will meet the opportunity of transformation
Earlier today, according to nets reporter Alex Schiffer, the Nets sent Cameron Thomas and Delong Sharp to the Long Island Nets, a team under the Nets Development League, and then the Nets officially issued a document confirming the news. Thomas and Sharp are rookies this year, being selected by the Nets with the 27th and 29th picks, respectively. In the summer league and pre-season, the two performed well, especially Thomas was named the summer league's most valuable player.
However, at the beginning of the regular season, I don't know whether it was because they were not prepared, showed enough ability to impress the coaching staff or for some other reason, Thomas and Sharp failed to enter the nets' regular rotation, and the two could only play during garbage time. This time, their delegating is also a good opportunity to practice, after all, they do not have enough playing time and performance opportunities in the NBA, and going to the lower leagues can maintain competitive status and build confidence. The best example of this is the Warriors' Poole, who also completed a qualitative transformation after developing the league. I hope that Thomas and Sharp can sink their hearts, polish their skills and abilities, and prove that they can stand on the NBA with practical actions.