It should be clear that it is too early to consider the James Harden trade for the Nets at this stage, but having said that, there are already rumors in the league that Harden may eventually leave the Nets, so if the Nets can try to promote a trade involving Harden before the trade deadline, what plan will be to make this Nets a more competitive move?
Us media Dylan Gust listed the following three proposals:
Scenario 1:
The Nets got: OG Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr., Chris Boucher, Cam Birch
The Raptors got: James Harden, Cam Thomas, Nick Clarkston, James Johnson
Scenario two:
Nets get: CJ McCollum, Nurkic, Larry Nance Jr
The Blazers got: James Harden, James Johnson, Dai Roan Sharp
Scenario three:
The Nets got: Ben Simmons, Danny Green, future first-round picks
76ers get: James Harden, future second-round draft picks
In the above transactions, the Nets can return valuable assets to the team without sending Harden, among which the deal with the Blazers can allow the Nets to get scorers like CJ McCollum, and even tough players such as Nurkic and Nance Jr., even if they lose Harden's superstar, but this deal will also make the Nets a team with better lineup depth.
In addition, in the deal with the Raptors, the Nets can also be exchanged for a number of Tough players, if Harden is clear about leaving the Nets and is willing to transfer to the Raptors, such a deal is still a very good choice, at least will make the Nets a more competitive team.
Finally, there is the Nets' trade plan with the 76ers, and the recent rumors about Harden are willing to partner Embiid, and in this deal, Harden can join forces with Embiid after being sent to the 76ers, and the Nets can also get Simmons, Danny Green and future first-round draft picks in return.
These are all very heavy deal options, and the Nets seem unlikely to push for trades before this year's trade deadline, of course, these are all options worth considering.