Since simmons rumors of the trade, his name has had a lot of intersection with Harden, and the 76ers are very optimistic about the combination of Embiid and Harden. According to journalist Jake Fischer, Harden doesn't enjoy life in Brooklyn, and he also expresses his confusion that teammate Kyrie Irving can only play part-time, harden recently told several close friends — including his former teammates and coaches — that he intends to explore other opportunities outside of Brooklyn this summer. "James doesn't hide his thoughts, he'll tell you where he stands." A close friend of Harden said. Harden has already expressed his dissatisfaction with Kyrie Irving's part-time status to some of the Nets' personalities and close contacts, and Kevin Durant's recent injury has exacerbated the problem, and Harden can only carry the offensive burden in the Nets' home game.
In addition to his dissatisfaction with Irving's form, Harden was disappointed with head coach Steve Nash's fluid rotation, and Nash liked to end the game with a well-felt lineup rather than using a fixed key-moment lineup. And compared to Harden's days as a downtown Houston tycoon, Harden doesn't like living in Brooklyn, and in addition to climate change, the tax gap between New York and Texas is pretty noticeable. It can be said that from the team to the urban environment are far from Harden's psychological expectations are a big gap, when Harden joined the Nets for the championship, his goal is only this one, the focus is that Irving, Durant have championship experience, which for him the team may play more easily in the playoffs, but now Irving refuses to be vaccinated, can only play on the road, it seems that the Nets have three giants, but in fact the three giants have only played 16 games together in two years of cooperation.
The Big Three are really dead, the Nets have lost once last season, and this season was supposed to be their revenge season, but Irving's selfish behavior seems to annoy Harden. And in the big three, only Harden has not yet won the championship, so Harden's heart is extremely eager to win a championship, Harden has become the most appearance of the big three since joining, and the average time of 37 minutes per game is not only the first of the big three, but also the second in the league, in addition to the beginning of the season Harden is not in good shape, in the later games Harden almost did everything he can do. This season, Ha has averaged 23 points, 8.1 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 1.3 steals, and all the statistics are also at the forefront of the league, and the Nets have a good record of 29 wins and 18 losses, ranking third in the East, which is still the result achieved under the unstable situation of the Nets lineup, which can be said to be quite good, but now the biggest problem of the Nets is still Irving.
If it weren't for the nets' injury wave during this time, resulting in the team's lack of manpower, Irving would probably still not be able to play once, even if Irving can play now, he can only play 24 games (counting from the first game of his comeback), when people are denouncing Wei Shao and Wall is holding a salary of 40 million, don't forget that Irving also has a salary of 35 million, and he should have been the team's second offensive point, but now Irving can only sit at home and cheer for his teammates at home from the TV, how is this not a luxury? As long as Harden has an All-Star level player around him, then you will immediately see a different Nets, now Harden even if he can find empty teammates, but their ability to finish is really limited, Irving and Harden's away games during this time must have been seen by everyone, during this period the Nets achieved a 5-2 record, the team needs Irving's points, but Irving is still selfish.
Even now Irving still said that he will stick to his decision, it seems that this season Irving is doomed not to appear at home of the Nets, not to mention whether Harden wants to leave Brooklyn is true or false, but Irving's performance is a time bomb, maybe the contradiction between teammates in the regular season will not break out, but once it comes to the playoffs, the third highest-paid player on the team can only sit off the court and watch his home team being eliminated, is this fair to other players? Will they feel comfortable in their hearts? The Nets are not only Harden for the championship, Aldridge, Griffin, Millsap, James Johnson and other veterans are all gathered together for a goal, the loss of the season is not terrible, the complete loss of people is the biggest loss, is it possible that the Nets' attractiveness to other players will plummet in the future?
In addition to Irving's problems, the Nets' choice of head coach has been questioned from the beginning, and no team that aspires to win the championship will hire a rookie coach, and the Nets are also the first team in history. Nash can't deny his accomplishments as a player, but in just two seasons in charge, he is clearly not a qualified manager, and relying too much on stars to solve problems is Nash's biggest problem at this stage. It seems that Nash seems to have only Durant and Harden in his eyes, in many cases he will give the ball to the best scorer in his team, and as for the role of the role players on the court is not important, the Nets are also the team with the most singles in the league today, of course, the Nets have such a configuration and strength, each of the big three has a strong singles ability, but now once the three giants are restricted, the Nets will be difficult to win the game, especially durant's absence, Harden is really difficult to support, There are no reliable helpers around to share the pressure, not even a stable three-pointer.
Honestly, if the Nets continue to be in this state, winning the championship will always be a dream for them, and Harden will naturally leave Brooklyn. It seems that this news is not empty, Harden's initiative in the offseason is in his own hands, and it is not impossible to enter the free market and find a reliable teammate, after all, Harden has always had a championship dream in his heart all these years. It seems that the combination of Embiid and Harden is worth imagining, two people who are desperate for the championship, and one inside and one outside, Harden and Embiid's blocking will definitely be the most terrible weapon, all depends on Harden's own heart, and now all the initiative is in Harden's hands.