A deal settled the problems for both teams, with the Nets not confident enough to keep James Harden and Philadelphia tired of Ben Simmons. So, after the deal was made, both teams, as well as Harden and Simmons, were relieved, and it was a deal to take what they needed. As for Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, Paul Millsap and others, they are all supporting characters who can't decide their fate, and when the deal is concluded, all they can do is pack up and report to the new owner.
Speaking of which, it is a pity that the Nets' big three, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Harden's combination do not have many opportunities to play together, and the hasty dissolution is also an endless regret. At this point, we can only hope that after the trade is completed, both teams can find a sense of winning, and if they can meet in the playoffs and have a seven-game round, it is better, after all, the league needs the topic.
In this deal, Philadelphia has exchanged a relatively small chip for heavyweight players, and Although Simmons has unlimited potential, he has not played so far this season and is already outside the team system. Curry Jr. has played a more important role in Philadelphia, Drummond is also an important person on the bench, but compared with Harden, their coffee position is far from enough, as for the draft pick, that is the future, the team management will consider it, but more importantly, it is more important to the present.
In contrast, Philadelphia has made more changes because they have been used to surrounding Joel Embiid for most of the season, and now the team has become a double core of Embiid and Harden, and everyone needs to make adjustments, including Embiid, including Tobias Harris, but also Harden. So the question is, will Harden and Embiid really get their wish?
First, Harden understands a problem: Embiid is no ordinary blue-collar interior. Harden's career has partnered with Dwight Howard, Clint Capela, Nicholas Clarkston and other interior players, and the time with Howard is relatively short, not to mention. The next two centre-forwards, both standard blue-collar interiors, have excellent running and jumping skills but relatively single personal offensive means. But this kind of center, Harden can still make them feel good, there is only one reason, Capela, Clarkston and others only need to do a good job of blocking and down, because their blocking and dismantling with Harden is two cups of poison for defenders.
However, Embiid is different from the likes of Capela and Clarkston, he does not have the flexibility of Capela, and the probability of going down after blocking with Harden is low. Moreover, Embiid's offensive skills are several levels higher than those of Capela and others, and if Embiid is allowed to play the role of Capela, it is estimated that Philadelphia management will not agree. So, Harden has to make some changes in this regard, Embiid's singles will be one of Philadelphia's tactics, harden's three-pointer should be a weapon to share embiid's pressure. It's just that Harden isn't used to catching the ball and shooting, which is where he needs to focus on making changes.
Second, Embiid needs to understand a problem: Harden is a good two-legged defender. Embiid's career has not met very good defenders, Simmons is not good shooting, Curry Jr. is average organized, harden is not the same, he is a top two-guard. Therefore, Embiid should also correct his attitude, Harden is a latecomer, but Harden should also have enough room to play. He should take the initiative to block Harden and give Harden more opportunities to handle the ball, so that Harris and others in Philadelphia will also benefit a lot, because Harden's vision is broad enough.
Philadelphia must need time to run in, but Philadelphia in the deal to get Harden absolutely did not suffer, Harden's defense is not good enough, but Philadelphia did not take the team's defensively excellent players, which is the embodiment of the team's careful planning. Harden and Embiid will inevitably encounter some challenges in the early stage of cooperation, especially Harden, who is accustomed to having the ball in hand, and Philadelphia needs to ensure the record in a short period of time, and the ball will probably be more inclined to Embiid, which requires Harden's mentality and playing style to be prepared.
In fact, this is also an inevitable process of star cooperation, mutual sacrifice will achieve each other, and there is no good end for each other. Both Harden and Embiid feel a little frustrated that they should have common goals and pursuits. From the perspective of team configuration, Philadelphia already has the qualification to win the championship, but everything depends on the chemistry, and I hope that Harden and Embiid can find an equilibrium point and lead Philadelphia to achieve the ultimate goal.
Text/Duncan's laugh