The NBA regular season continues, and after losing to the Timberwolves, the Nets play back-to-back against the Lakers and Nuggets in the next two games. Because it was a home game, Irving could not participate, and Durant could not play because of injury, which meant that in the next two back-to-back games, the Nets could only rely on Harden to lead the team. This is a sad thing for the Nets, and this season Ha has played up to 37 minutes, which is also a sad thing for Harden, and in the next two games, I believe Harden will not play less than 37 minutes.
I have worked so hard for the team to do so much, but the team's record is still not ideal, and even sometimes there is no hope of winning the championship, the Nets Big Three seems to be huge, but in fact it is in name only. Since Harden joined the Nets, the Big Three have only played 16 games at the same time, a season and a half, more than 100 games, but only 16 games have been played by three people together. Irving has not been able to play all the games this season, the team's state is also up and down, and the prospect of winning the championship is really worrying.
In this situation, Harden fell into the rumors of leaving the team. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Keith Pompey reported that its sources reveal that the Harden camp maintains close ties with the management of the 76ers, and the 76ers shareholder Michael Rubin is a friend of Harden's. Last November, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the 76ers planned to keep Simmons and then make a first-and-last deal with the Nets this summer about Harden & Bency.
According to sources, Harden would be willing to (welcome) to play with Embiid, who believes he can achieve similar success around Embiid as he did in the Rockets. "The league's current mainstream view (reigning thought) is that Harden will be a 76er next season." A source said.
Harden opted for an early extension with the Nets in the offseason, saying: "I'm not going to leave this team and our current situation. So to be honest, my focus is just to focus on the season and then win the championship. The contract and all these things will be confirmed, but my attention will be focused on this season. "But as things stand now, the Nets' championship doesn't seem to be ideal.
At present, the 76ers' attitude towards Simmons is more inclined to stay in the team, waiting until the offseason to use Simmons as a chip to trade Harden or other superstars. The reason why Harden pulled his crotch this season is partly because of his own state, and part of it is related to the team's internal line, after all, Clarkston, Sharp and other players are not Capela, and they cannot completely convert Harden's assists into points, so Harden's mistakes are high. And if Harden joins forces with a top center like Embiid, his and Embiid's blocking and dismantling tactics must be very good, and since Harden can feed Capela out, then Embiid, as an All-Star center, is naturally out of the question.
The Nets naturally know that Harden is closely linked to the 76ers, so they are also doing their best to keep Harden, hoping that he can complete the contract extension. But Harden's renewal depends largely on whether the Nets can win the championship this season, if not, I believe Harden also sees the situation, the big three are far away, so he is likely to leave in the offseason to pursue the championship.