The Nets' recent poor record, after Durant's absence, the impact on the Nets is too great, Harden's performance is unstable, Irving can only play on the road, plus Harris is still recuperating, the Nets are in trouble. In the last two weeks, the Nets have not won much, suffered a rare 6-game losing streak, and no one can beat it. The record also slipped from the top two in the East to the 6th place in the East. Since the 7th-10th-ranked team needs to participate in the playoffs, the Nets are likely to play the playoffs if they can't catch up after the All-Star Game. So, from this point, it can also be seen that the season is very long, anything can happen, at the beginning of the season, the Lakers and the Nets are the big favorites for the championship, and now look at it, the championship may be produced in the Warriors, Suns or Bucks and other teams.
The Nets' performance will definitely rebound after KD's return, and there should be no need to worry about falling out of the playoffs, but the future of the Nets is also very worrying. Although Durant has renewed his contract, Harden and Irving can both jump out of the contract in the offseason, and the rumors about Harden and Philadelphia have been a lot, no wind and waves, if Harden has no intention of joining forces with Embiid, he has personally clarified it long ago, but Neither Harden nor the Nets has denied it. It is enough to see that there is a more "ambiguous" connection between Harden and Philadelphia, and whether the combination of Harden and Embiid will be successfully formed is closely related to whether the Nets can win the championship this year.
Harden's situation is clear, but what about Irving? According to the latest reports, the Nets refused to give Irving a four-year, $187 million contract extension because Irving refused to be vaccinated and could not guarantee attendance. It is reported that Irving may choose to sign with other teams in the offseason.
According to Cavaliers reporter Joe Vardon, the Nets did not reach a contract extension with Irving because the Nets refused to offer the contract. Theoretically, Irving could have signed up to four years on a big contract with the Nets for more than $180 million, but the Nets did not do so, and Irving could not play at first, which has caused the Dissatisfaction of the Nets, and the management is also very bold, although he can stay with the top ten stars in the league, but he is not prepared to do so. In fact, this is also a test for Irving, if Irving is willing to make changes for the team, the Nets should prefer to keep him and continue to partner with Durant, but from the current situation, Irving has made up his mind, will not be vaccinated, continue to play only away games.
Combining the situation of Harden and Irving, the nets' disintegration in the offseason is likely to be a foregone conclusion, there is only one possibility, Harden and Irving can stay at the same time, that is, the Nets won the NBA championship in the 21-22 season, but now, there is not much hope.
In 2019, the Nets formed a duo of Durant and Irving. KD rested for a whole season, and Irving also stopped, and in the 20-21 season, the Nets traded Harden at the beginning of the season, forming an unprecedented super big three, the three-man offensive firepower is the first in history, but Harden and Irving have been injured in the playoffs, Durant is alone, and the Nets missed the best chance to compete for the championship. And this season, the Nets' leader Durant is injured again, Harden and Irving also have their own problems to solve, the Nets Big Three is likely to disintegrate in the summer of 2022, when the league structure will change a lot, let's wait and see.