On the trade deadline, the Nets and Philadelphia completed their biggest trades of the season, with Philadelphia trading for Seth Curry, Drummond and Ben Simmons and draft picks harden and Millsap. This also allows Philadelphia to form the inside and outside core of Harden + Embiid, these two are currently the best inside and outside of the league, with them leading the team, this season Philadelphia is really likely to play the results that fans expect!
When it comes to harden and Embiid's combination, both of them are able to go inside and out and should be the hardest players in the league to defend. The current two are both players at the league's MVP level, and if they can produce good chemistry between them, it will be a combination that is difficult for other teams to defend!
The trump tactic between the two may be to block and tear up, and in the Rockets that year, Harden fed Capela to the water and fed a rookie player into a "pie king"! It can be said that Harden is one of the best outside lines in the league, and he has also given Clarkston a lot of opportunities on the inside line at the Nets! Embiid's physical qualities make his blocking quality very good, and his ability to balance the inside and outside lines makes it very difficult for him to defend in the game!
Once Harden and Embiid are in the way, the defenders don't know which side to defend! Harden can break through to the inside line with the ball on his own, or he can directly retreat to the three-pointer. And if Harden chooses to pass the ball, he can also choose to pass to other teammates on the outside, or embiid who bounces to the outside line, or Embiid who cuts into the inside line! After Embiid receives the ball, he can choose to shoot, kill the inside line, and even make a second transfer to create opportunities for his teammates! This one block can have a huge number of offensive options, and this is the change that Harden and Embiid's individual abilities bring to the team's offense!
And recently Harden's former teammate Sam Decker also talked about Philadelphia's tactics in a show, saying: "Philadelphia got Harden, MVP, one of the best offensive players we've ever seen. Philadelphia already has one of the best 7-foot offensive centers, and Rivers will have Harden and Embiid play more blocks, which will be good to see, and the two of them team up to make Philadelphia stronger! ”