The Nets should be one of the best teams in the league this season, after all, with durant, Harden and Irving's big three lineup, many fans believe that the Nets are the team with the best chance of winning the 2022 championship trophy.
Only for now, the Nets' Big Three is close to disintegration. Durant is still in the injury recovery stage, and Irving's vaccine stance makes it impossible for him to fully focus on basketball, which is why Harden, who is already in poor form, also began to be disappointed in the Nets and seek opportunities to leave the team.
There have been news in the past that the Nets are willing to discuss a deal involving Harden and Simmons with the 76ers, and even if whether this deal will be reached is still unknown, it is enough to prove the Nets' potential interest in a deal involving Harden. However, it should be clear that if the Nets want to improve the team's competitive strength while keeping the Big Three, Rockets' Christian Wood may be the player the Nets can try to trade.
American media Jack Simeone suggested that the Nets consider the following plan:
Nets get: Christian Wood
Rockets get: Cameron Thomas, Dairon Sharp, Bruce Brown, James Johnson, Jevon Carter, 2028 second-round picks
If the Nets are interested in an inside player like Wood, they will only be able to match Wood's salary by sending out these role players. So far this season, Wood has averaged 17.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, in addition to a statistic of 48.5 percent shooting and 37 percent three-point range.
In this deal, the Nets need to send two young players and three veterans, but it is estimated that the Rockets will only be interested in Cameron Thomas and Dai Roan Sharp, two young players. Sacrificing these players will certainly weaken the Nets' roster depth, but in turn, the Nets' core lineup will also be significantly improved, which may give Harden the confidence to stay on the team and impact the championship trophy.