On February 14, Beijing time, former NBA player Perkins talked about Harden's swap deal with Ben Simmons on a TV show, and he was very optimistic about hardening and Embiid's combination, and even called the combination of the two a copy of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's "OK combination" that year, and for Harden's departure, Perkins believes that Nash has a lot of responsibility.
"Everyone says Harden isn't the Same Harden he used to be, but in fact, Harden did that because he didn't want to play with Irving anymore. Nash treated Harden and Irving differently, so we saw that some games harden would suddenly disappear in the final quarter without aggression. That's because Nash told Harden that some balls weren't good shooting options, but Nash would never say anything like that to Irving. Perkins said.
Perkins later cited the argument that Harden is still a top star, saying that Harden had led the team in a christmas game against the Lakers, cutting 36+10+10 data to lead the team to victory, and then he cut 39+15+8 against the Clippers. Because of this, Perkins believes that Harden's subsequent decline in form is actually because he does not want to play for the Nets anymore and does not agree with the Team Culture of the Nets.
And Harden came to Philadelphia from the Nets and was also favored by Perkins. "Harden and Embiid are combined and we're likely to see another OK combination, and there's no doubt that Philadelphia made a big deal." Perkins said.
So far this season, Harper has averaged 22.5 points, 8 rebounds and 10.2 assists, and Embiid has averaged 29.5 points, 11.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. It is expected that Harden may make his Philadelphia debut in his career in the Feb. 16 game against the Celtics.