The NBA's regular season games continued to be contested, and the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Wizards for a bitter tenth straight loss. However, earlier in the day, the Nets and the 76ers just struck a deal that would shock the league, sending Harden and Millsap in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Drummond and future draft assets. Compared to this painless defeat, this deal is obviously the thing that fans around the world care more about.
However, it is very interesting that in yesterday's media interview, Nets coach Steve Nash still swore that Harden would not leave the team during this trading period, but the deal was reached a few hours after Nash made this statement. Not only that, after Harden left the team, the Nets' Bemburi, who had always been good friends with Harden, could not escape the fate of being laid off by the team. However, according to the well-known NBA reporter Woj reported that the 76ers youngster Sable, who is known for his defense, is a very interesting asset for the Nets, but in the end, the Nets still did not get Sable, but instead got two first-round picks from the future.
However, after the defeat to the Wizards, Nets Kyrie Irving participated in the post-game interview and talked about Harden's departure, Irving said: "In our line, although no one says, you will never really know what people are going through, what they are going to decide to do, you have to respect their decisions. Ultimately, I want everyone to be happy and do what they love. Harden made the decision, we respected him, and we didn't lose the love we had for each other. When asked by reporters whether Harden had taken the initiative to be traded, Owen replied metaphorically: "I would not say that we feel this way in the dressing room, but we got a hint that Harden has the right to apply for a trade and show it."
According to some previous US media reports, although Harden is dissatisfied with the current status of the team, he has never taken the initiative to request a trade, which is somewhat contrary to Irving's statement. For Harden, the main reason why he chose to join the Nets at that time was to hope to be able to compete with Durant and Irving, but after KD was injured, Irving still did not choose to be vaccinated and was in a semi-part-time state, and Irving's decision undoubtedly affected the entire season process of the Nets. Obviously, for Harden, who aspires to win the championship, he has no way to accept Irving's part-time status, but he does not want to be the initiator of the dominant transaction. We still have reason to believe that if Irving is vaccinated, even if KD will be injured for a while, Harden still wants to stay in the Nets, because he knows that Durant, the "grim reaper" of the playoffs, will definitely come back.
The reality is often very harsh, and now Harden's departure from the team has become a foregone conclusion. However, when talking about new signing Ben Simmons, Irving said with great interest: "I will welcome him with open arms, and when I watch Simmons play, I find that he can play a lot of different skills on the court." I saw that he could hit a lot of different positions. Since the fact that Harden has left the team, it is better to look to the future, and the addition of Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Drummond can indeed help the Nets improve the flexibility of the lineup.
On the trade, Nets general manager Max said: "Sending Harden away is a very difficult decision, but I think it is the best decision for everyone. This deal puts us in the best position to achieve our goals for the season and beyond. This is the "business league" NBA, some people go, naturally there will be people coming, and whether the decision to trade Harden will have a positive impact on the Nets, I am afraid it can only be left with time to prove.