Recently, the Brooklyn Nets are going through very tough times as their roster starts to be uneven again. Irving never gave a shot, so he had to play away games. Durant was plagued by injuries, so the recent home games could only be led by Harden alone.
Harden is already dissatisfied with this situation and even wants to leave. Last offseason, Harden turned down the Nets' early contract extension and revealed his desire to leave to close friends around him.
It is understood that the reasons given by Harden include not liking Nash's coaching style, not approving of Irving's moves, and not liking life in Brooklyn. Recently, it was also reported that Harden was close to the Philadelphia 76ers, and the 76ers did not even pursue the sending of Ben Simmons before the mid-season trade deadline this season, but wanted to trade Harden with Simmons in the offseason this summer.
However, this idea is not recognized by the rest of the NBA. Today, Chris Haynes, a well-known basketball journalist in the United States, revealed in his podcast that if the 76ers really made a deal to trade Simmons for Harden, then the NBA would receive complaints and be asked to investigate whether there was a private conspiracy in the deal.
In addition, michael Rubin, the 76ers' small boss, will also be involved in the investigation because he and Harden have a lot of personal relationships. "A lot of people in the NBA circle believe that the 76ers and Harden have conspired behind the stage, and this kind of thing is very difficult to investigate, and the NBA has been trying to combat this kind of behavior in recent years." Haynes said.
This is reminiscent of Paul's deal 11 years ago. At that time, Paul was basically sent to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the NBA used the "basketball reason" to stop the trade and did not let Paul join the Lakers. Now if Harden's transaction is stopped again, I don't know what kind of reason to give.