{"id":1795625,"date":"2023-01-05T08:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795625"},"modified":"2023-01-05T08:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:07:56","slug":"kyrie-irving-showing-nets-why-they-should-give-him-a-max-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-showing-nets-why-they-should-give-him-a-max-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Shows Nets Why They Should Give him a Max Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkyrie-irving-showing-nets-why-they-should-give-him-a-max-contract%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Joe Tsai didn&#8217;t know what to say. Instead, he turned to emojis \u2014 a few exploding heads, a few saluting faces on Twitter \u2014 as he watched Kyrie Irving\u2019s emphatic, one-handed, put-back dunk on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>As if it were any doubt, the Nets owner has seen what his star point guard is doing. Irving has re-established his status as one the most respected guards in basketball and could become an All-Star for the eighth consecutive year. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/02\/nets-dismantle-spurs-for-12th-straight-win\/\">helped lead the Nets to 12 straight victories<\/a> They brought them back into title contention.<\/p>\n<p>The future looks promising and could have a delayed expiration.<\/p>\n<p>After all the Nets have been through with Irving \u2014 the injuries, the absences, the vaccination saga that kept him away from the team for most of last season and the ban in November amid an anti-Semitism controversy \u2014 is it crazy to envision the Nets signing up for more Kyrie Irving?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s crazy,\u201d Bobby Marks, an insider at ESPN&#8217;s front office, spoke over the telephone Tuesday. \u201cI think [Irving returning to the Nets is] probably more likely than not.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20230102BRNVSAS0921RS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20230102BRNVSAS0921RS.jpg\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25227374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20230102BRNVSAS0921RS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20230102BRNVSAS0921RS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/20230102BRNVSAS0921RS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving is greeted by Yuta Watanabe during the Nets\u2019 win over the Spurs on Monday night. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In landing Irving and Kevin Durant beginning in 2019, the Nets hoped to unite two of the game\u2019s greatest scorers on a super-team with unmatched talent. After many disappointments and setbacks, this team finally won. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/14\/kyrie-irving-being-extremely-engaged-fueling-nets-hot-play\/\">the dream may be finally becoming a reality.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Nets have won 18 out of 21 games since Irving returned from his eight-game suspension on November 20. Irving has been an uncommonly reliable and prolific player, while Durant is a rare sensation. The star point guard has excelled on court. He averaged 25.9 per game while shooting 52.1 percent. Irving shot 42.3 percent beyond the arc, which is a remarkable feat.<\/p>\n<p>His explosion and athleticism have returned, which may have been best displayed with the violent jam that set off the Nets\u2019 bench and had the team\u2019s owner tweeting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been working on my body for the last year and a half, two years especially recovering from that traumatic ankle injury I had during the 2021 playoffs,\u201d Irving said Irving after scoring 27 points within 29 minutes. \u201cI just felt like I didn\u2019t have my feet underneath me at the end of last season, so coming into this season I definitely put an emphasis on being more on my toes and getting stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His body of 30 years might be due for a max contract. The Nets will need to decide if his sometimes mercurial mind will also be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Irving signed the $36.5 million final year of his pact this season. He had few suitors and Sean Marks, Nets general manger, wasn&#8217;t willing to guarantee multiple seasons to a player who was so often unavailable.<\/p>\n<p>This move was prescient when Irving shared a film that contained antisemitic elements via social media. Irving was suspended by Nets. He apologized and met self-improvement criteria. The court is where he has remained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T014003Z_88387899_MT1USATODAY19714487_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T014003Z_88387899_MT1USATODAY19714487_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25227407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T014003Z_88387899_MT1USATODAY19714487_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T014003Z_88387899_MT1USATODAY19714487_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T014003Z_88387899_MT1USATODAY19714487_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving throws the ball against Spurs on Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Irving is on the stage \u201ca show-me, prove-it contract,\u201d Bobby Marks is also an ex-Nets assistant general manager. \u201cWe know what happened early in the year, but he\u2019s warranted at least for now a new contract with Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the Nets decide that they want to keep Irving in business, then the next question would be around their competition. Irving has been a long-standing link to the Lakers, as have other teams with projected salary caps, such as the Rockets and Hornets, Pistons and Pacers, Thunder and Magic.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Irving may want to see his Cavaliers friend LeBron James again in Los Angeles. James can opt out of Irving&#8217;s contract after the 2023-24 season. Irving could be offered a contract by the Lakers for multiple seasons which would potentially keep him around longer than James.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do still think it\u2019s hard for a team to commit more than two seasons to him,\u201d Bobby Marks stated that Irving is still eligible for a four year, $198 million extension but \u201cI think the days of a four-year, $200 million player \u2014 unless it\u2019s Brooklyn, which I don\u2019t think it is \u2014 are long gone for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What still is in reach, ESPN\u2019s Marks believes, is max money on a year-to-year basis, with maybe a two-season guarantee. Irving might find it more rewarding to be paid by the Nets than any other team.<\/p>\n<p>Durant would ask for a trade if they don&#8217;t resign Irving. Because of the limited cap space available, Irving cannot be replaced by another $35 million- or $40 million star. Joe Harris, Ben Simmons, and Durant have all taken up that space. Tsai and Sean Marks have few options.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T033121Z_1047008865_MT1USATODAY19715019_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T033121Z_1047008865_MT1USATODAY19715019_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25227458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T033121Z_1047008865_MT1USATODAY19715019_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T033121Z_1047008865_MT1USATODAY19715019_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-03T033121Z_1047008865_MT1USATODAY19715019_RTRMADP_3_NBA-SAN-ANTONIO-SPURS-AT-BROOKLYN-NETS.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving reacts on the bench during the Nets\u2019 win over the Spurs on Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They can only hope that Irving remains a star worthy of being around for more titles. The reversal surrounding Irving\u2019s future prospects \u2014 there was wonder just a few months ago whether he would ever play in the NBA again \u2014 has been as abrupt as Irving\u2019s bursts with the ball in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers and Celtics relied on Irving, too, until they couldn\u2019t and he forced his way elsewhere. Irving is a fascinating character.<\/p>\n<p>However, after signing a &#8220;prove-it&#8221; deal, he is starting to show it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went on national TV when [Irving shared the anti-Semitic film] and said, \u2018When do we get to the point of enough\u2019s enough? When you cut ties with him?\u2019 \u201d Bobby Marks. \u201cAnd things have turned around remarkably for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Tsai didn&#8217;t know what to say. Instead, he turned to emojis \u2014 a few exploding heads, a few saluting faces on Twitter \u2014 as he watched Kyrie Irving\u2019s emphatic, one-handed, put-back dunk on Monday night. As if it were any doubt, the Nets owner has seen what his star point guard is doing. Irving &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1795628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5458,9191,7592,7590,10562,10085,3819],"class_list":["post-1795625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bongino","tag-contract","tag-irving","tag-kyrie","tag-max","tag-nets","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1795625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1795625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1795625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1795628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1795625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1795625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1795625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}