The Nets have been looking for a team that can promote a trade involving James Harden, mainly because James Harden has not been able to perform well enough this season, and more importantly, he may not stay with the Nets after this offseason, so it makes sense for the team to seek a deal involving Harden.
In recent days, rumors have broken out in the league about 76ers and Harden, but in fact, in addition to the 76ers, there are still many teams that may promote trades involving Harden. So how can the Nets advance the trade deadline this year? US media Jon Konahan listed the following three potential deal options:
Scenario 1:
Nets get: Ben Simmons, Teres Maxie
76ers get: James Harden
Scenario two:
The Nets received: Bradley Beal, Monterrez Harrell, Denis Avdia, 2024 first-round picks
Wizards get: James Harden
Scenario three:
Nets got: Jordan Clarkson, Mike Conley, Rudy Guy
Jazz gets: James Harden
In these trades, the Nets were able to push for a deal involving James Harden with teams like the 76ers, Wizards and Jazz. Among them, young players such as Ben Simmons and Teres Maxi can be obtained in the trade with the 76ers, who can greatly improve the Nets on the defensive end, and Simmons' organizational ability should also be played in the Nets with Durant and Irving.
As for the trade with the Wizards, this allows the Nets to get a backcourt scorer like Beal, in addition to Harrell and Avdia two tough players can add depth to the lineup, of course, the Nets are already a team with Durant and Irving, and how much a pure scorer like Beal has in this Nets is definitely worth considering.
Finally, there was the push for trades with the Jazz and the rewards for veteran players like Clarkson, Conley and Guy, and to be honest, it is unlikely that the Nets would push for a deal involving Harden with the aforementioned players.