Overnight, the Nets are going to change!
When Durant returns from injury, he may find that Irving is still the same Irving, and Harden is gone!
According to reports: The Philadelphia 76ers will try to chase James Harden before the trade deadline, and the Nets are open to a trade. That is to say, the Nets have been unable to stand consecutive losses, putting Harden on the shelves, hoping to bring changes to the team! After all, as a team with a super big three, the record is about to fall to the play-off zone, which is really a bit unreasonable!
Seeing this news, it is really a sigh. Think about how ambitious the Nets were to come out on top in the Harden scramble. Unexpectedly, the alphabet took a small step, the dynasty collapsed, and the Nets' big three were likely to end up. Fat Ding thinks that if Harden really exchanges Simmons, it may be a win-win deal! Simmons attacked worse than Harden, but the defense was much stronger, and his organizational skills were not inferior to Harden's. And Harden can also join Embiid to impact the 76ers' championship dream.
Take stock of the chips that the Nets paid for Harden, the Nets really lost a lot! Let's take a look at that year's deal:
The Nets got: Harden, the 2022 Cavaliers' two-round pick
Nets pay: Allen, Le Vere, Prince and Kurucs 4 players, 3 unprotected first-round picks, and 4 unprotected first-round pick swaps.
So many draft picks aside, just look at the performance of Allen and LeVert! If the Nets hadn't chased Harden that year, would the Nets' roster have won the championship now?
In today's Bulls game against the Pacers, LeVert played 41 minutes and shot 19-of-26, including 1-of-3 from three-point range, with 42 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. LeVert is averaging 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists this season.
In today's Cavaliers victory over the Hornets, Allen played 34 minutes, shooting 12-of-20 and finishing with 29 points, 22 rebounds and two assists. Allen averaged 16.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 blocks per game this season!
Harden is still good this season, but it's still a lot different from his peak. And Allen and LeVert, the main chips of the 2 trades that year, ushered in a big outbreak. We can imagine how perfect the Nets' current roster would have been without that year's trade. Now it can only be said that it is a pity! Choosing to trade Harden in this window will definitely lead to a decrease in the value of Harden's trade!
However, this is also the nets' helpless choice! Judging from the current situation, Harden is heartbroken! In the Nets as a cow and a horse for 2 years, except for a big black pot, Harden did not catch anything! Harden didn't choose to renew his contract early before, and if the Nets don't choose to trade now, it's likely to end the season! If you had made up your mind to trade Harden earlier, you would have been able to pick and choose. Now choose to trade Harden, it is estimated that you can only change Simmons!
I have to admit that the 76ers team, the character is not bad, this timing is really good!