This season's NBA trading window has officially closed, and unlike the Lakers and Knicks, who have a lot of momentum but ultimately achieved nothing, the league leader Sun has quietly finalized two trades. According to ESPN reporters, the Suns first used Jaylen Smith +1 second-round pick to get Craig from the Pacers, and then used part of the cash to get Wizards guard Aaron Holliday.
After two trades, the Suns' backcourt depth has been strengthened again, and it is no surprise that 36-year-old veteran Paul will have plenty of rest time for the rest of the season. In addition to the above updates on the trading dynamics of the Sun, the NBA also sent several news overnight: Harden announced an important decision! Simmons bid farewell to Philadelphia, Schroeder joined the Rockets, and Boshin left.
The first is Harden, who has made 44 regular-season starts for the Nets this season, averaging 22.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three-point range. From the data level alone, Harden's competitive state has declined to a certain extent, especially on the offensive end, Harden can not score as efficiently as before, and the once signature action of retreating three points has now become less common.
More critically, according to the predictions of a number of sports experts, the early comeback of last year's playoffs has had a serious impact on Harden's career, and it is difficult for the NBA's top guard to return to his peak state. According to previous reports, Harden could choose to jump out of his contract to become a free agent this summer, but given his special circumstances, the hamstring injury prevented him from winning a $270 million super salary.
So earlier today, Harden announced an important decision: He will execute the $47.36 million player option next season. It is worth mentioning that this decision does not mean that Harden intends to stay with the Nets for a long time, he just made a relatively stable choice from a rational point of view.
Sources come from TA reporters, after learning the news of Harden's execution of the player's options, the 76ers once again approached the Nets and expressed the idea of reaching a deal, after several games, the two sides finally agreed on chips, and Simmons left where his career dream began.
From Shams Charania's follow-up report, it is understood that the Nets agreed to send Harden and Millsap to Philadelphia to get Multiple Trading Chips from Simmons, Curry Jr., Drummond, 2 first-round picks and multiple trade chips. In addition, according to the well-known agent Rich Paul, Simmons has entered the next role ahead of schedule, and the Nets star Durant and general manager Max also welcomed him, conservatively estimating that Simmons will appear on the NBA court wearing a basketball tennis suit before the end of this month.
Next, let's talk about the Rockets deal, the same source is from ESPN, the Rockets used Theis in exchange for Schroeder + 2019 second round show Fernando.
The team reporter made a detailed analysis of the 1-for-2 deal, and multiple factors showed that Schroeder was not in the Rockets' future plans, you know, Schroeder is in a contract year, need a lot of playing time and ball rights, because these two points the Rockets can not meet, so they intend to reach a buyout agreement with Schroeder in the next few days, at that time, a number of teams led by the Knicks are interested in signing Schroeder.
Finally, there's the Lone Ranger, who, according to Marc Stein, has not given up on trading Porzingis (nicknamed "Poseidon") for the past month, and the names of Irving, Siakam, and CJ McCollum are often mentioned. However, as the trading deadline approached, the Lone Ranger was slow to find the most suitable trading plan, resulting in them having to use the alternative and forcibly send away Boshin in a 2-for-2 manner.
It is reported that the Wizards have become the next stop in Bo Shen's career, and the current trading chips have been negotiated, and the Lone Ranger sent Bo Shen + 1 second round pick to get Bertans + Dinwiddie from the Wizards. Almost a two-line operation, the Lone Ranger is also ready to lay off the fringe player Moses Brown, and one of the player places vacated will be used to facilitate the smooth landing of the 2-for-2 trade plan. That's all I'm going to share with you today, thank you for reading and following.