Harden is now with a tight left hamstring and misses a game with the Jazz. None of that matters though, what matters is that the Nets are open to his trade.
Philadelphia and the Nets plan to open talks over a trade between Simmons and Harden next week, Shams reported. Seth Curry, Maxi and Sable of Philadelphia could all be chips to join the offer.
The money to punish Simmons is not what Philadelphia wants, they are pursuing the peak of not wasting Embiid, especially now that Philadelphia is in third place in the East and is expected to compete for the position of East boss. So they can't wait for the offseason to pursue Harden, but are eager to get him before the trade deadline.
On the Nets side, Harden's health problems have worried them. After Harden missed the game with the Jazz because of hamstring, billy, a reporter with the team, said at the time that the Nets may have deliberately not let Harden play before the trade deadline to avoid his injury affecting the potential trading possibility.
In addition, Shams mentions:
According to sources, Harden's playing style is becoming increasingly worried. His style at Houston has been to hold the ball for long periods of time, which has also earned him MVP. But this style is in stark contrast to the playing style of Irving and Durant.
Nets coach Nash has met with three star players many times, hoping to find the most balanced and beneficial style for the team, and did get some gains after the conversation, but often at the end of the game, the Nets will return to that boring and monotonous offensive mode, especially against the league's strong teams.
This has the meaning of throwing the pot, after all, where the problem of Harden's injury comes from, everyone knows it. In addition, the big three only played 16 games, but won 13 games, fierce is really fierce, the reason why there are so many problems now, injuries and off-field reasons account for most of the majority.
As soon as the shams news came out, Harden rushed to Twitter hot search, accompanied by "Maxi", "Nets" and other related terms. So is Harden = Maxi + Simmons + first round? Mainly maxi?
Maxi has averaged 16.9 points, 4.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game this season, shooting 47% from the field and 40.4% from three-point range, making him a gem of Philadelphia.
Do you think Harden will leave the Nets before the trade deadline?