Beijing time on January 12 news, from the NBA famous Speirs reported that Philadelphia wants to make a major move, that is, to send away the two billion dollar gentlemen Ben Simmons and Harris in the team! Vinhorst said he had heard the claim and that Philadelphia had already discussed the possibility of a trade with some teams. Looking back at Philadelphia's reconstruction over the past 10 years, the only thing that stands firm is Embiid, who is regarded as a glass man.
In the current Philadelphia roster, there are a total of 3 players with a total salary of more than 100 million, namely Harris with a total salary of more than 180 million in 5 years, Simmons with 170 million in 5 years, and Embiid with 150 million in 5 years. Embiid has completed a four-year, $196 million contract extension with Philadelphia ahead of schedule until the 2026-27 season. Of the 3 players, only Embiid has played his own value as Mr. Billion Dollar, and Simmons and Harris don't look like a title puzzle.
Simmons hasn't played a game this season, and his desire to leave is well known. Earlier, Shams also said that Philadelphia is basically impossible to persuade Simmons to play for the team again, and it is only a matter of time before he leaves. Harris, the team's highest-paid player, has been getting worse this season. Averaging 18.4 points per game, 7.5 boards and 3.9 assists, shooting 45.5% from the field and shooting only 29.5% from three-point range, both points and shooting rates have declined significantly.
As a result, Philadelphia can only rely on Embiid to win this season, in addition to averaging 27 points and 10.6 boards per game to maintain a good performance, Embiid also came to 4.4 assists, rising to a career high, and the three-point shooting rate of 38.5% also reached a career high. In many games, embiid can often be seen fighting back in the backfield. On the one hand, it shows that Embiid is more comprehensive, but on the other hand, it also shows that his helpers are not strong enough.
Since Philadelphia began to swing in the 13-14 season, former general manager Sam Singhi has saddled a huge scolding, hoarding the NBA's most lucrative draft picks for the team, and using these draft picks to select McAvoy, Noel, Embiid, Okafor, Simmons, Saric, Ben Simmons, Fultz and other high-ranking rookies. But now, looking at the Philadelphia lineup, there is only Embiid, a lottery show who is completely cultivated by the team, and the other 7 people are no longer Philadelphia's "good people", which is really regrettable.