On February 11, Beijing time, before the NBA trading deadline, the Nets and the 76ers officially reached a blockbuster deal, and Harden and Simmons completed the swap. In order to be able to make the deal reached, the Nets cut Bemburi and vacated a lineup, and soon the two sides officially announced the deal, Harden joined the 76ers, and the Big Three officially disintegrated.
The specific plan for the deal is that the Nets send Harden and Millsap, and get Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Drummond from the 76ers, as well as an unprotected 2022 first-round pick and a protected 2027 first-round pick.
It's a 2-for-5 deal, with both teams taking what they need, Simmons long wanting to leave the 76ers and Harden losing patience with the Nets in the near future. As Durant puts it, "Everybody gets what they want." ”
I really didn't expect that the Big Three had not achieved anything and disintegrated so quickly. When Harden joined the Nets from the Rockets, the outside world was very optimistic about them, but in last year's playoffs, injuries beat them. This season, Irving's lack of vaccinations has become the key again, and only Harden, of the Big Three, has no championship, so he has some emotions that eventually led to the deal.
The Big Three have played a total of 16 games in 2 seasons, achieving 13 wins and 3 losses, accumulating 113 points. It is indeed good for the big three to play together, but the chances of the three of them playing together are too few.
The 76ers officially welcomed Harden with a posted photo: "Bearded, welcome to Philadelphia!" ”
The 76ers also have a soft spot for Harden, who left the Rockets last season and they were one of the potential next players. Now, after waiting for a season, the two sides have finally joined forces, Harden bid farewell to Durant Irving, and joined forces with Embiid to see if they can rub more sparks.
The 76ers' No. 13 jersey has been retired and belongs to Chamberlain, Harden can only change the number, and in the end he chose the No. 1 jersey. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time Harden has changed his number since college, and at Arizona State University, the Thunder, the Rockets, and the Nets are all wearing the number 13 jersey. Now that the number has been changed, it will be a new beginning, and I look forward to him finding the pleasure of playing here and then going to the championship.