Before this year's trade deadline, the 76ers and the Nets smoothly pushed for the trade involving James Harden and Ben Simmons, which also allowed James Harden to be sent to the 76ers after the deal and partnered Joel Embiid.
However, it is reported that Harden will not play the first game for the 76ers until after All-Star Weekend due to leg injuries, and Harden will not participate in All-Star Weekend games:
"The 76ers said James Harden wouldn't play until after All-Star Weekend and he wouldn't be playing at All-Star Weekend either."
At the same time, it was reported that NBA president Adam Xiaohua had selected a player from the Eastern Conference All-Star bench to replace Harden, and finally Jarrett Allen, who is a former Nets and currently plays for the Cavaliers, became the final candidate:
At present, the progress of Harden's rehabilitation work seems to be going smoothly, because there is news that Harden has appeared in the 76ers' team training:
Harden, 32, has missed three games for the Nets due to hamstring problems, and after being traded to the 76ers, Harden will continue to work on injury rehabilitation. In fact, the extra recovery time is a good option for both Harden and the 76ers, after all, the 76ers will also need Harden to partner Joel Embiid while staying completely healthy, and only in this case may this 76ers go further this season.
So far this season, Harden has averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 assists and 8 rebounds per game while playing for the Nets. At present, the 76ers can have the 5th record performance in the East, of course, after Harden joined the 76ers still have the opportunity to play a better performance.