The brooklyn nets and Dallas Mavericks shook up the market this Sunday February 5 with the transfer of Kyrie Irving to the team of Texas. And after considering it base lace with Luka Doncic and the rest of the team led by Jason Kidd, are also worthy put the spotlight on the New Yorkers… Still Eastern Conference contenders?
In sports and in the short termit is more than clear that Brooklyn is losing out on trade. They lost an average star 27 points with high percentages as Kyrie, replacing him with a good one actor as Dorian Finney-Smith and one famous scorer in the franchise (but far from a figure) as Spencer Dinwiddie. All within the framework of a team that currently has Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons were injured.
The recent history of the Nets not KD or Irving in the country is just disturbing. In 728 possessions without any of them, Brooklyn has a differential -15.4 for every 100 possessions, scoring only 103.8 points for every 100 games. To put that number in context, the worst offense in the league (Charlotte) has a rating 109.6so it’s obvious that these parts of the Nets have been troubling any way you look at them.
Can that change with the arrival of reinforcements like Dinwiddie and Finney-Smith? The first of these has the talent to carry the team’s offense as a first choice, but only at specific times and not during a series of entire matches. Even if Simmons returns soon (he would before KD), a team with Dinwiddie, Simmons, Seth Curry and Royce O’Neale pushing the offense will have serious problems of maintaining competitiveness against much of the league. And while Durant will likely return after the All-Star, margins have narrowed important to those directed by Jacques Vaughan.
Without KD being healthy and doing his thing, Brooklyn no longer has the firepower to match the eastern elite. Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Boston and even Cleveland now seem a step above them (even complete).
A Ben Simmons in action Regular season with Philadelphia would be a solution to those limited Nets scoring variations. But this player who could scores 20 points with some regularity seems to be a thing of the past and today Brooklyn has an Australian who, while he continues to impact the game as a passer and defender, is more than just a zero to the left when attacking the rim. His 10.6 yards per 100 possessions are the the lowest grade of all list of nameseven well below names like Day’Ron Sharpe, Yuta Watanabe or Edmond Sumner.
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Simmons is averaging just 7.4 points this season.
an illusion point for Brooklyn: The team’s production with Durant on the court and Irving out was outstanding in 2022-2023. In 1214 possessions they record a phenomenon net score from +9 in these situations. But again, all confidence is placed in the availability of one of his players 34 years oldwith significant history of injurythat at the moment it is not known exactly when he will return to activity.
Irving’s trade request put the Nets up against the wall. If they didn’t trade him now, they would lose Kyrie. Free in the next Free Agency. The move is reasonable, but none the less painful for their champion choices. In less than 12 months, that The superteam of Durant, Irving and Harden has collapsed in a way rarely seen in NBA history, with all three stars requiring a trade during that stretch.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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