Ahead of the NBA's mid-season trade deadline this season, the Brooklyn Nets made a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, the main player being Harden for Simmons. But after the trade was completed, neither Harden nor Simmons was able to play for the time being.
Simmons still needs to train adaptively, after all, he has not played for most of the season. Harden, on the other hand, was unable to play due to a hamstring strain. In the previous All-Star team ceremony, Harden, who was substituted, was not wanted, until durant finally chose Gobert, and James automatically got Harden.
Just when many fans were embarrassed about whether Harden would meet the Nets' former teammate Durant at the All-Star game, Harden announced that he would continue to recuperate from his injuries and return after the All-Star Weekend, which means that he will not play the All-Star regular game.
Missing one person is going to make up for one person, so today the NBA officially announced that Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen added to the All-Star Regular Game lineup. Allen has played well with the Cavaliers this season, averaging 16.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game and shooting 66.5 percent from the field.
Allen is the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 15 points and 10 rebounds per game from more than 65 percent shooting, with the remaining three being Chamberlain, Artis Gilmore and Gobert. It has to be said that Allen is the inner pillar of the Cavaliers, and his presence gives the Cavaliers the confidence to impact the Eastern Championship.
It is worth mentioning that Allen was a player for the Nets and was sent to the Cavaliers for the trade. Now that the Nets' interior is bad, I don't know if they regret letting go of an All-Star interior.