The Nets de Brooklyn They are the most bombastic team in the NBA. And is that aware that with having two stars in their ranks they were hardly contenders to fight for the title of the East, the Nets closed the trade of the most coveted player in the market this seasona, which made them, with a plummet, into candidates to win the crown of the NBA… Then they became the favorite… of the free agents.
And it is that, with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden as paladinsThe Nets had what it took to reach the Finals, so with that cover letter, the rest came courtesy of one of the most controversial rules in the NBA: the buyout.
Piecework stars
Star players who find themselves somewhat lost on teams that, even though they are winners, know they are not contenders for the title, often have two unfulfilled aspirations: championships and big salaries.
The second is something that can be corrected with the form of a contract, the first is more complicated, since it requires the coupling of multiple variants.
If a player is already a renowned veteran, he often has demands on his team. If it does not comply, the player starts to show his annoyance and it becomes too expensive a problem, so the group prefers to get rid of it and thus an option arises: the buyout, which is something like the ‘purchase’ of their contract.
Most of these types of players begin to look for what they need in large-market teams, since these, in addition to being constant contenders, they usually have to offer as an extra a huge exhibition.
Normally these teams are capable of paying large salaries, but at this point, there are no longer any spaces on the payroll, so if someone wants to join the championship project, they have to make use of the alternatives in the regulations. And the buyout is a perfect alternative.
Blake Griffin Y LaMarcus Aldridge are two renowned stars who will play in Brooklyn earning $ 776,983 and $ 554,988 respectively for the remainder of the season and without Nets may have had to give up college picks or young players to get them. That’s the bargain that the buyout allows.
The Nets are only the most benefited, but not the only ones, because in the same way the Lakers obtained for only 554 thousand 988 dollars to Andre Drummond, y los Bucks a Jeff Teague for only 510 thousand 589. The buyout is part of the regulation, a part, yes, that may require more attention from the NBA because it helps the powerful to become more powerful and is neither fair nor equitable … but from which the benefiting teams are not at fault.
Nets, against an invincible rival
Having five star players is undoubtedly reason enough for the Nets to be the most striking team in the NBA, but so far they remain a pipe dream, since the total of matches in which they have coincided while being active is: zero.
A hamstring injury rendered inactive Kevin Durant in 26 of the last 28 games; and now a similar nuisance will keep James Harden in the repair shop for an unspecified time, so the Nets will have to wait to see their dream team.
Brooklyn knows the regular season won’t end until May 16, so for now they must focus on not losing what they already have in their sights: the first place in the conference to East.
While his battle with Philadelphia is so close that he changes positions with any blink of an eye, to have Durant, Irving, Aldridge and Griffin available gives coach Steve Nash the raw material needed to achieve that goal and prepare for that, with the return of The beard, in the playoffs make good the predictions and can go from being the most bombastic team to the champion of the NBA.
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