Before the trade deadline, Basketball star James Harden changed the owner again, announcing the dissolution after the Nets' big three formed only 16 games, and this is only Harden's second season with the Nets, and now the Nets are not the reason for Harden alone, Harden is not satisfied with his role in the Nets, which directly led to Harden's desire to leave. In the first season of the Big Three, Durant and Irving were absent for a long time, Harden carried the team alone, and this year, Harden has struggled to cope with changes in his physical condition and offensive rules that no longer allow him to easily stand on the free throw line. Harden is a top scorer at Houston, and part of the reason he chose the Nets is that he understands that as he gets older, he can no longer lead the team with points that have long exceeded expectations.
But now the situation is that Harden once again has to play the same role as Houston, the team needs him to play a lot of time, and extremely dependent on Harden's personal play, Harden joined the Nets the latest in the Big Three, but he has become the one with the most appearances and time, this season's average of 37 minutes per game is the 4th in the league, it seems that two more helpers do not have much substantial help to themselves, and Harden knows his body better than any, he is getting older, he does not have a championship, And his competitive form is also gradually waning, and he is eager to join forces with a healthier and stronger teammate to help him achieve his championship aspirations, so Harden has to consider this decision. And the Nets seem to have known they were going to be in such a tricky trouble, and according to the news, from the moment Harden reported to the Nets camp this fall, the Nets knew they might be in trouble.
Harden was out of shape at the time, and for the first time in his career, the idea of becoming a free agent was born, and Irving was not interested in a contract extension and was still reluctant to vaccinate in the face of New York's ban on him playing home games. As the trade deadline approached, Harden told Nets owner Tsai Chongxin and manager Marcos that he would prefer to play for the 76ers. The revelations of these news seem to confirm that Harden has long had the decision to leave the Nets, although before he denied that he did not have this intention, this may also be the Nets dissatisfied with Harden's betrayal and deliberately created news, but now all this is meaningless, the transaction has happened, and it seems that both sides have a better ending, Simmons' joining also brings defense and future to the Nets, Harden and Embiid teaming up or will become the most dominant duo in the league, but the question now is whether Harden will get his wish?
Harden's lace news in Houston was famous, when he was the little prince of nightclubs, devoting almost all his time to nightclubs, and people photographed Harden more than once, even back-to-back or away, Harden was also happy. Harden, who came to Brooklyn, did the same, and the Nets teammates were not surprised that Harden continued to socialize at night, especially during the Nets' consecutive away games in the West. In a 4-point loss to the underdog Kings, Harden was laid-back and unserious. Maybe Harden could have maintained this lifestyle in his 20s, but not now. For a player who claims to have injured his hand and hamstrings, such behaviour clearly does not inspire confidence in the team when the team is in trouble.
Honestly, Harden in Houston is not a competent leader, harden at that time was cynical, he had inside stars like Howard around him, but the team could not make a breakthrough for even years, I thought Harden had now changed his mind and finally began to chase the championship, did not expect hardened the habit of youth, he was still happy with nightclubs, maybe now you can explain why Harden is not good at the Nets at some times, Harden is 32 years old, he is no longer a guy in his 20s, On the eve of the game, it is still wasting energy to mess around, and it is naturally difficult to maintain a stable and efficient performance at such an age. We've seen too many self-disciplined players, James and Paul spend millions of dollars on their bodies in the offseason to extend their careers, but Harden wants to succeed while indulging in this way.
Harden and Embiid are also just a great combination in theory, the game is often so interesting, sometimes it is difficult to win with multiple stars gathered in the team, these two are MVP-level players, but no one knows how far their combination can go. And these two are not perfect people, Embiid also has bad performances, in last year's series eliminated by the Eagles is not as perfect as the outside world thinks. He also had a 4-of-20 shooting performance, averaging nearly six turnovers in the last four games. It's just that Simmons' performance is so harsh that others don't seem too problematic. On the other hand, Harden, Embiid is already the first star of his partner? From Paul to Durant, his teammates have changed from batch to batch, and Harden has also been passive and maverick, and even now Harden has not proved that he will be a reliable leader in the playoffs.
Judging from Harden's performance over the years, his heart is very anxious, he is eager to pick up the championship, but his heart is afraid of change and commitment, maybe this is Harden's last chance to impact the championship, he does not have much time to delay, a person who has taken the MVP, won the scoring king, won the assist king, 10 times the all-star player, he will never expect to become a championship on the edge of the team in the twilight years, he hopes to get this honor through his own efforts, will Harden still be in this state in 3 years? We don't know, but if he continues to hang out in nightclubs, his competitive form may drop faster than we thought, and this is Embiid's best chance, Harden will be the first strongest partner of his career.