The mid-season trade deadline is less than 2 days away, the biggest star change team is Sabonis to the Kings and McCollum into the Pelicans, Simmons's farce is not over, as Harden is not happy with the Nets, the 76ers finally smell the timing of the trade, if Harden really decides, in order to prevent Harden from jumping out of the contract in the offseason and getting nothing, the Nets are very likely to send him away in the middle of the season to reduce losses.
The US media broke the news that the deal negotiations between the Nets and the 76ers are still ongoing, not only that, it is said that the Thunder have also joined the discussion, if reached will be a tripartite deal involving many people, although there is no mention of all the people involved in the transaction, but according to the different goals of each team, it can be roughly determined that Harden went to the 76ers, Simmons went to the Nets, and the Thunder joined the game mainly because their total salary this season is still lower than the poor ghost line of more than 30 million, even if they do not eat the contract, this part of the money will be divided equally among the other players of the team It is better to eat the garbage contract and get some compensation for draft picks at the same time.
Take a bold guess at the main framework of the deal:
Nets: Sending Harden + Clarkston in exchange for Simmons + Maxi + Favors + 76ers in the future first round
76ers: Send Simmons + Harris + Maxi + future first round + future first round (protected) in exchange for Harden + Muscara + Robbie + Thunder future second round
Thunder: Sending Out Favors + Muscala + Robbie + Future Second Round in exchange for Harris + 76ers Future First Round (Protected) + Clarkston
The Nets make up the new big three of Irving + Simmons + Durant, the attack and defense are more balanced, Maxi is last year's rookie, this season ushered in a full outbreak, averaging 16.9 points 4.8 assists per game, shooting 47.1%, three-point shooting rate of 39.8%, he is only 21 years old, the future is full of expectations, with Irving's various fairy operations, the Nets can almost complete the contract extension with him, the Nets get Maxi can be used as the focus of the team to cultivate objects, so that the team continues to remain in the ranks of the championship.
The 76ers got Harden and Embiid to form a double core of the inside and outside, the combination of the two will be extremely dominant, Muscala as a space-type interior line is also very suitable for playing next to Harden, the team also took this opportunity to get rid of Harris's big contract in the future for 2 years, can fully cultivate defensive forward sable, Sebel was selected for the best defensive team last year, averaging 1.7 off 1.1 hats per game this season, can help Harden on the defensive end, become the new knife guard.
The Thunder got another first-round pick in this deal, and Clarkston, a potential interior line, can grow with the team's young players, Harris, although it is a premium contract, but his average of 19.1 points per game 7.3 board data is not bad at all, not to be a garbage contract, because most of the Thunder's players are in the rookie contract period, even if Alexander is the top salary next year, plus Harris's contract will not have the pressure of luxury tax, will not affect the team's reconstruction plan.
This three-way deal involves a lot of players, the amount of money, is very rare, each team seems to be taking what they need, but it is still full of uncertainty, it needs enough courage, the deal deadline is coming, whether it can be reached in the end, let's wait and see!