In this season's NBA trade deadline, the two stars that fans around the world are most concerned about are Harden of the Nets and Ben Simmons of the 76ers, both of which are not satisfactory on their respective teams, and the outside world once rumored that the two teams would trade with the two as the main chips, and at the last moment the two teams finally completed the heaviest deal of the season, according to the NBA reporters, the Nets sent Harden and Millsap to the 76ers, and the 76ers paid Ben Simmons, Cescuri, Draen Drummond and an unprotected 2022 first-round draft pick and a protected 2027 first-round draft pick, after the completion of this transaction, Ben Simmons replaced Harden and Durant, Irving formed a new big three, and Harden and the emperor Embiid formed a "new OK combination" that many fans regarded, from the perspective of the adaptability of the core players, the 76ers undoubtedly became the biggest winner, Harden and Embiid one inside and one outside the core lineup, Let them become the most optimistic champions of the new season, and Ben Simmons, who has no projection ability, and Irving, who still refuses to be vaccinated, may make Durant and the championship drift away!
In the history of the NBA, the Big Three model has been proven to be successful many times, but it requires three players to take maximum responsibility on the court, after all, the limit of the salary cap makes it difficult for teams with big three to build a strong second-team team, which is why the outside world believes that the Nets have withdrawn from the first echelon of the championship after completing the transaction.
First of all, Irving is still unable to represent the team in the home game, so that the team can not always meet the opponent with the strongest lineup, which will be very fatal to the Nets in the playoffs, and secondly, Ben Simmons has no projection ability, and the attribute of refusing to shoot at key moments will make Durant encounter the opponent's crazy bag in the playoffs, unless Durant can maintain the state of death on the field, otherwise it is difficult for the Nets to stand out in the fiercely competitive Eastern Conference.
On the other hand, the 76ers can still be at the top of the standings without a game this season, which is enough to prove that embiid is super dominant on the inside, and in this transaction, the 76ers also left a new season of outstanding Maxi, in the case of Ben Simmons's explicit refusal to play for the team, the 76ers are to some extent equivalent to using Cescuri, Drummond plus draft picks to exchange Harden, which can be said to be a very valuable deal.
As the strongest individual backcourt players in the active league, Harden and Embiid are very complementary in attributes, Harden's super personal ability and ability to organize the whole team's attack can create more opportunities for the Emperor to attack inside, and Embiid's super containment and good passing ability will also make the team's combination of inside and outside more excellent, which is why fans regard the two of them as comparable to the combination of Kobe Bryant and O'Neal OK.
In today's Eastern Conference, the Bucks, Bulls and Heat all have the strength to impact the championship, after the Nets and 76ers completed the blockbuster deal, Durant led the team to impact the championship hopes become more and more slim, and the 76ers have become the most optimistic title favorite, hoping that the combination of Harden and the Emperor can live up to expectations and achieve the expected results!