2023-07-01 10:14:37
Less than an hour after the opening of the free market, Nico Harrison finalized a three-year contract with Kyrie Irving. After the contract was renewed, he finally officially announced the successful conclusion of the deal with Irving in the middle of this year’s season. With Irving’s return, he and Luka Doncic will continue to challenge the league’s strongest backcourt, and even the strongest duo. The Lone Ranger’s reinforcements are not over yet, but this Irving contract is definitely a perfect start.
free market openNico Harrison signs Kyrie Irving to three-year deal in less than an hour, After the contract renewal, it was finally officially announced that the deal with Irving in the middle of this year’s season was successfully concluded. With Irving’s return, he and Luka Doncic will continue to challenge the league’s strongest backcourt, and even the strongest duo. The Lone Ranger’s reinforcements are not over yet, but this Irving contract is definitely a perfect start.
contract details
according to Spotrac predicts that Irving’s three-year contract will have a starting salary of 38.89 million, an annual increase of 8%, and a total contract price of 126 million. If the estimate is correct, it means that he only takes nearly 29% of his salary, which is not far from the maximum salary of 35% he can get. In addition, the Lone Ranger can open up to a five-year contract, and finally managed to limit the contract length to three years. Harrison clearly had a lot of success in this negotiation. Irving’s less money in the first year increased the amount of money the Mavericks could use the mid-level exception, and the length of the contract was another layer of insurance against Irving’s instability off the court.
Before the opening of the market, there was a lot of news that Irving will meet with different teams. However, due to the new salary rules this year, the punishment for luxury tax teams is more stringent. Obviously, most teams are more committed to reducing salary, and the free market is also affected. . Irving just encountered this situation. In fact, most teams with space are not interested in him. He almost can only choose to return to Dallas.
Best backcourt in the league?
In terms of stars, Doncic and Irving should be the top two backcourt guards in the league. Regardless of position, they should also be among the top duos of each team. Finally fell out of the playoffs.
Therefore, it is not enough to have stars in the visible light. In the second half of the season, the duo of Doncic and Irving surrendered theOffensive Rating (ORtg) 119, Defensive Rating (DRtg) 115 mediocre data for , but at least net worth is positive and has a very nice efficiency (EFG 60.1%、TS 63.2%).For comparison, this year’s champion Nuggets have the same in the playoffs when double stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are on the court. ORtg 121、DRtg 108、EFG 56.5%、TS 60%. Compared with the two, it is obvious that the biggest weakness of the Lone Ranger is defense.
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After the Irving trade, Reggie Bullock, Josh Green, and Dwight Powell have been with the Double Stars for the longest time. It can be seen that head coach Jason Kidd has tried his best to put the most active players around the Double Stars, but this five-man combination is only can get 116.7 DRtg, up to 117.6 with Tim Hardaway Jr. on. Apart from Maxi Kleber, who has too many injuries, and JaVale McGee, who the coach can’t use, there is really no better defensive combination than these guys.
Doncic should learn to stay focused on defense. Next to Dorian Finney-Smith in the first half of the season, he has shown that as long as he is willing to bend over and defend, he can use his smart positioning and advantage of his size to actually do a good job in single defense and auxiliary defense.Of course, it is too difficult for him to be the defensive core of the team, so Harrison’s ultimate goal for the summer is to have as many sword guards around Doncic as possible to lighten his load.
In addition, both stars should strengthen their offense without the ball.Doncic’s 0-dribble attempts are mostly three-pointers, and his hit rate is only 29%. Irving’s 3.6 three-pointers, 38% hit rate, and 1.2 two-pointers, his hit rate is as high as 72%.Doncic needs to increase his off-ball ratio and efficiency, while Irving hopes to improve his three-point shooting percentage.
Doncic has three years left in his contract, which means that the Lone Ranger will use this core group to win the championship for at least three years. Judging from the performance of last season, if they can match them with good enough defensive green leaves, this combination will be successful. The probability is not low.
free market last mile
After the wonderful draft, the Lone Ranger made another good start in the free market. In addition to successfully signing Irving back with a non-maximum salary, they also welcomed back old player Seth Curry, and the next move became clearer because of these two moves : The Lone Ranger will make every effort to strengthen the frontcourt, targeting defensive wings and centers with starting strength.
After signing Curry with a two-year exception, the Lone Ranger has determined that this season cannot exceed the hard cap. At present, it is roughly estimated that the Lone Ranger is about 9 million away from the tax line and 15 million away from the hard cap. If there is no further action, The Lone Ranger still needs to reduce their salary a little bit, or choose to start the season with only 14 guaranteed contracts, in order to use the full middle-class 12 million.
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