On February 10, Beijing time, there are still 6 hours before the trading deadline. Among them, the most concerned by the media and fans is the whereabouts of Nets player Harden. Harden has not played for the team in the past four games, and the Nets claim that he has been injured by the advance. But the suddenness of the incident is intriguing. Whether Harden will choose to stay in the team at the last moment, or be sent away by management, it still seems confusing.
Despite repeated emphasis by the Nets, Harden remains part of the team's future plans. Management will not consider any way to trade him. Head coach Nash also stressed in a post-game interview that Harden expressed a strong willingness to stay with his teammates, and all the trading news was a rumor created by Philadelphia itself. However, the major media rushed to break the news that Harden has been pushing the team to complete the transaction with Philadelphia, and Philadelphia is very confident that it can trade Harden. Things seem to be stuck in the "Rashomon" stage.
Woj and Venhorst, the two major reporters of the well-known media ESPN, are even more opinionated in the Rumors of Harden's transaction, and stand in different views. The former said that the two sides have not made any substantive progress in discussing the deal between Harden and Simmons, and Harden has formally made a request to refuse to leave the team. The latter believes that Harden wants to leave the team is already an indisputable fact, the negotiations between the two sides have entered the final stage, Philadelphia will be the only team that may get Harden, and the only factor hindering the transaction between the two sides at present is the relevant transaction chips.
In response, Nets reporter Kristian Winfield angrily denounced Philadelphia's management through social media. He said Philadelphia's frenzied spread of rumors amid rumors of the deal, making the deal between the two sides unsecured, which was disgusting. Regardless of whether Harden was ultimately traded into Philadelphia, he advised the league to scrutinize Philadelphia management to see if there were any suspected illegal recruitments. In the event of any violation, Philadelphia's management must be severely punished.
If Krishtian's claims are true, then Philadelphia's spread of trade rumors will serve three major roles.
First, Philadelphia can make other teams retreat and become the exclusive team competing for Harden;
Second, the trade rumors will make the Nets' military heart chaotic, so that there will be a serious crisis of trust between teammates and Harden;
Third, Philadelphia can frantically reduce prices in negotiations with the Nets, exchanging the least amount of chips for Harden.
Philadelphia wants Harden is already an indisputable fact, and head coach Rivers bluntly said after the team's game against the Suns that the team is helpless now and needs a guard very much, which is obviously a hint to Harden. Especially when Simmons has always been reluctant to play for the team, they are more eager to get Harden. Therefore, in order to complete the transaction, Philadelphia is a variety of means. After all, even if the league finally finds that there is a violation, the maximum penalty for Philadelphia may only be a fine and a deduction of draft picks, which is completely insufficient in the case of Harden.
There are 6 hours left, when everything will be decided, let's wait and see.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)