How This Trade Impacts Brooklyn Nets

Kyrie Irving has a player option for the 2022-23 season and given how unpredictable his decision-making can be at times, there’s risk after the Brooklyn Nets pulled his contract extension offer.

This deal with the Miami Heat would provide them with a strong replacement at point guard in Kyle Lowry. He is championship-tested and would bring some toughness to their defense, something they lacked at times last season.

Lowry is a shot creation threat but isn’t nearly as dynamic as Kyrie Irving, who is elite in both isolation and pick-and-roll shot creation, both of which are pivotal in NBA half-court offense. However, it helps to add another role player like PJ Tucker to make them an even deeper team.

Adding a first-round pick would be vital for the Nets considering the team sent out so many to the Houston Rockets in the deal to land James Harden.

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If the Nets were to decide that waiting out the situation to make Irving a full-time player is no longer worthwhile, a trade with the Heat would be an interesting option.