Before the trade deadline, the heaviest deal was indeed related to Harden. The Nets made a deal with the 76ers, Harden will travel to the 76ers to partner Embiid, while Simmons will join the Nets and become teammates with Durant and Irving.
Although this deal is very heavy, it is expected by many people, because Harden left the Nets and joined the 76ers, there are already signs, and there are many rumors. The Nets have also been unhappy recently, not only durant suffered an injury and could not play, but the team also suffered a 9-game losing streak and fell into the abyss.
Under such circumstances, Harden also lost hope for the Nets, thinking that there was little hope of staying in the Nets to win the championship, so he had the intention to go. In order to reduce losses and avoid Harden leaving as a free agent this summer, the Nets had to choose to trade in advance, in exchange for chips such as Simmons. Simmons, though with obvious shortcomings, is also an All-Star player who can help the Nets a lot.
For the 76ers and the Nets, the deal can also be said to be a win-win situation, with both sides enhanced to some extent and both have the hope of winning the championship. The 76ers replaced Simmons, who could not play, with the MVP-level double guard Harden, and the strength was naturally higher, and the combination of Harden and Embiid could fully impact the championship. Although the Nets lost Harden, they still have Durant and Irving in the game, and their strength on the offensive end has decreased, but with Simmons, the strength of the defensive end has risen, and the overall strength can still compete for the championship.
If the 76ers meet in the playoffs this season, it will be very exciting. The main players on both sides are healthy, and if they both play, it is difficult to say who wins and who loses.
For the Nets' big three, the combination of their three people undoubtedly ended in failure, since Harden joined the Nets, it has only been a little more than a year, and the result is that the three have hurriedly said goodbye. Since their formation, the Nets' Big Three have only played in 16 games together, with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and have only won one round of the series in the playoffs, failing to reach the Finals.
In terms of strength, the Nets' big three have nothing to say, but unfortunately they have encountered too many challenges, first of all, injuries, the three superstars have suffered injuries, so there are so few games to play together. In addition, Irving has not been able to play this season because he is not vaccinated, so the three have no chance to play together.
Although the Nets' Big Three are strong, it is not so easy to win the championship, and the three have only worked together for 16 games before disintegrating, which is the shortest-lived combination of the Big Three in history. Such a comparison can also see how difficult it was for the Heat Big Three to reach the finals for 4 consecutive years.