On January 29, Beijing time, the news about the Nets Harden came to the face, this is the second year of the bearded in the Nets, however, the news that he is going to leave the team has been flying all over the sky, the Nets have no way, the 2021 championship failure, Harden does not renew, this is a very unfavorable signal. According to the previous NBA celebrity Haynes, if Harden really wants to join Philadelphia in the end, the Nets will ask the NBA league to strictly review the things behind the scenes, that is, whether Harden and Philadelphia management have a secret connection. So, one of the highlights of the future NBA, Harden and the Nets will not tear their faces.
Harden can average 23+10 per game this season, he is almost 33 years old, and he is about the same age as Curry and Durant, however, KD and Curry have already won at least two championship rings, Harden is still empty-handed, has been questioned, only the championship can make Harden get more affirmation, this, beard also knows.
Obviously, Harden is in a hurry now, the Nets originally have a strong lineup, but a series of unfavorable situations have occurred: Irving can only play away, KD is injured, Nash coaching ability is worrying, etc., perhaps these have made Harden have the idea of leaving the team. If Harden joins Philadelphia, the latter will be the fourth team to play for Bearded. Interestingly, in 2021, Harden actively wanted to go to the Nets to join forces with Durant, and refused to go to Philadelphia, and now Philadelphia has become his most likely next home.
The deal for Simmons has not yet been finalized, and from all indications, Philadelphia will carefully consider replacing Harden with Simmons + Maxy in the offseason, forcing the Nets to complete the first-to-sign deal, provided that Harden confirms the application to leave the team. And just today, the domestic basketball celebrity Su Qun talked about the rumors about Harden's transaction on the social media, in his view, once Harden chooses to join Philadelphia and join Embiid, the beard will cause public indignation throughout the league.
And Teacher Su Qun also gave his own views, if Harden joins Philadelphia, it will cause a great sensation. "If Harden goes to Philadelphia, the sensational effect is definitely not Ball going to the Bulls, Lowry to the Heat can be compared, there are many jealous opponents, and if it causes public outrage, the NBA president is really embarrassed." The NBA has been cracking down on private recruitment violations, and the Heat and Bulls have been stripped of their draft picks. However, for Philadelphia, as long as harden can be obtained, it will become the biggest favorite to compete for the title, changing the pattern of the entire NBA, and a few draft picks seem insignificant.
In the interaction with the fans, Teacher Su Qun also said bluntly that if Harden and Embiid join forces, they will be very powerful. Some fans said, "Teacher Su analyzed what kind of effect Dengge partner Emperor can play, and the upper limit of Dengdi's combination", and Su Qun replied to the netizen, "It should be very powerful.".
This year's NBA trade deadline is February 11, which is less than half a month away, and Harden is also very likely to be traded out of the team this season. Harden's $4-year, $170 million contract extension expires in the summer of 2023, and in the 2022-23 season, Harden has player options, which means that Harden can jump out of his contract in the 2022 offseason to join any team he wants to play for. So, if the Nets want to stop losses and trade Harden for Simmons, they can get at least an All-Star player, and if it's summer, they may not get anything.
However, once Harden has an iron heart to join forces with Embiid, he may also save some face for the Nets, and he can ask the Nets to make a trade that is signed first and then traded, which is also an acceptable result for the Nets. The Luxury Big Three, which the Nets formed in 2021, is really going to disintegrate? If the Nets fail to win the championship, the possibility of the three major stars breaking up is very high. Now, the whole league is paying attention to Harden's movements, and many opponents may hope that the Nets' Big Three will disintegrate, but are they really willing to see Harden and the Emperor join forces?