On February 5, Beijing time, according to NBA celebrity Shams, the Nets opened a deal with Philadelphia this week about Harden, and the Nets are open to trading Harden. As soon as the news came out, it immediately triggered a lot of fans and media discussions, including Harden's former owner, the Rockets, and many reporters also paid attention to his trade.
Rockets reporter Jackson Gatlin, for example, forwarded Shams' report, and he wrote, "We have the Nets' first-round pick in 27 years, and Stone (rocket general manager) is a master!" ”
In last season's rocket and nets multi-team deal involving Harden, the rockets got their unprotected first-round picks for 2022, 2024 and 2026 from the Nets, as well as the power to swap the first round in 2023, 2025 and 2027.
If the Nets 3 Giants can form a team for a long time and win the championship steadily, then the picks of these first-round picks will not be high, and the first round of the exchange operation is estimated that the Rockets will not perform. However, now that only 1 season has been played, the Nets 3 Giants have a tendency to disintegrate, which will naturally be very beneficial for the Rockets.
What's more, this offseason, Irving will also usher in the personal options of his contract, and whether he can renew the Nets is also unknown. And the only Durant who is sure to stay in the team, the contract will expire until the 25-26 season, but if Harden and Irving leave the team in succession, whether Durant will continue to stay until the contract expires, I am afraid it is difficult to say.
Today's Nets, if they don't get it right, they will repeat the mistakes of the big deal that Billy King failed, and even if they can exchange Harden for Simmons, they will also keep Irving, but the strength of the team is obviously declining, and the Rockets will inevitably benefit from it, maybe they will become the biggest winner in Harden's trade.