It is true that the Digital Man got Harden as he wished, and saved Sable and Maxi with two first rounds at the same time, but will this really make the Digital Man usher in the finale?
According to the famous Shams, Harden will execute the player option worth $47.3 million next season, and the digital people certainly hope that Harden can execute, but Harden himself may not think so;
Reporting today from Digital Man's accompanying reporter Kyle Neubeck, he refuted Shams' point that Harden did not execute the player option.
Harden retained his bird rights in the trade, where he could turn down player options this summer and then renew a 5-year, $269 million super-big contract with the Digital Man!
If everything goes according to the above plan, we will then see a 38-year-old defender who can receive an annual salary of 62 million;
Imagine that Harden will also experience the same embarrassing situation as Wall and Westbrook now, and in the same way, this unprecedented and unprecedented contract will become the worst contract in the history of the NBA, and there is no one (because I have never seen an elderly player take such an expensive annual salary).
In today's game in Philadelphia, although Harden did not play, the official has developed a promotional video for him to show a warm welcome, only to see Deng ge from the Thunder period to the Rockets, and then to the Nets Highlights are all displayed in the eyes of the audience.
In the end, Harden, wearing the No. 1 jersey, appeared in front of everyone, and the audience stood up and gave warm applause.
To be fair, Harden's performance this season is too volatile, has been a little out of the super giant ranks, this season averaged 22.5 points per game 10.2 assist 8 boards, even if the average data per game did not change much last season, but the shooting percentage dropped from 47.1% to 41.4%, and the three-point shooting rate dropped from 36.6% to 33.2% (a career low).
The most frightening thing is that Harden's current turnover of 4.8 per game is his highest in the past four seasons, and we find that this season's beard is no longer the core that can dominate the direction of the game, and falling out of the All-Star starter is even more expected.
You can say that the change in the league's current rules makes him unable to get any advantage in free throws, and it can also be said that the two-way defender's play is not adaptable enough for him, and it must be added that Harden's continuous stretching of hamstrings makes his explosive power not as good as before.
You know, Harden in the Thunder period will be arranged by Coach Brooks to form a double point guard with Wei Shao, and even let Wei Shao sit on the bench to play the main control, the tandem organization is not a burden for Harden, here Kan Qiujun is worried about Harden's psychological state, in the case of injury hidden dangers, Harden is still willing to fight for the emperor.
From the peak Howard at the beginning, to Paul at the end of the peak, to Westbrook who just left the Thunder, to Durant who was possessed by death, harden's superstars from the center, to the point guard, to the front, and now back to the center, almost all the superstar players are paired with other superstar players, the most frequent, but also the most ineffective one.
Judging by Harden's current situation (status + injury hazards) and his history of working with superstars, the huge contract figure of nearly $270 million in 5 years must be cautious and cautious, not to mention the mop garbage contract that the team has not been able to clean up.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Harden and Embiid came to an unexpected chemical reaction in the second half of the season, all the way to the top, so that philadelphia, who had a hot head in the offseason, made this huge contract extension, which will undoubtedly be a big gamble in the next few years, oh no, it is a trench bet!