From last night to the early morning of this morning, Beijing time, the Nets and 76ers, who were swapping before the trade deadline, held a press conference for their new signings. At the Nets' press conference, Simmons made it clear that he had no communication with Embiid and hoped to play the March 11 Nets away game against the 76ers, and emphasized that the Nets were the best team. At the 76ers' press conference, Harden praised Rivers and Embiid, Tobias. Harris, Maxi, praised the 76ers as a group of people who want to win at all costs, making it clear that he came to the 76ers to win the championship and would carry out next season's player options. And Rivers and the 76ers boss also made clear their expectations and support for Harden at the press conference.
In fact, what was said at the press conference can basically be used as a scene. But before the start of these two press conferences, some issues between the Nets and Harden were once again made public, and this series of revelations can be summarized as follows:
1. Harden's hamstring injury at the end of the regular season was misdiagnosed.
2, Harden and Durant's relationship began to strain very early, pre-season training camp, the two have mutual dissatisfaction. As the season progresses, Durant doubts the extent of Harden's injury, and Harden rolls his eyes when Nash calls a timeout to design tactics for Durant.
3, Harden left a month before the many unprofessional behavior, playing jazz away, Harden only arrived at the scene at the end of the half, and did not fly to Denver with the team after the game, but flew to Las Vegas. After playing the Spurs away from home in January, he left the team for a nightclub in Houston. The Nets doubted how well he was playing in the Kings' four-point game.
4) In Harden's trade, Durant is the one who pulls the trigger.
5. Harden has been alienating himself from the team in the late stages of the Nets by forcing the Rockets to trade him.
Harden didn't blame Irving, but he knew that with his age, he couldn't waste any more time that might win the championship.
Judging by Harden's past situation, things like he went to Houston overnight after playing the Spurs, and went to Las Vegas to party overnight during consecutive away games in the West, he can really do it. But before the transaction, information about Harden's use of free agent services was leaked to let the team know that it was troublesome, Harden criticized the Nets teammates and coaches on the sidelines, Harden wanted the Nets to attack around him and was rejected by Durant and Nash, and the hot discussion about Harden's style of play within the Nets, we can almost determine that many insider information about the Nets and Harden is basically the Nets deliberately letting the media go to the media to black Harden.
However, although Harden is gone, is the Nets' problem really caused by Harden? The answer, of course, is no!
The reason why Harden came to the Nets in the first place was because the chips given by the Nets were very attractive; on the other hand, Harden did not have a ring, and he came to the Nets to run for the championship ring. That's why he only played with a single nuclear injury for a long time during durant and Irving's truce last season, carrying the team forward; in Irving and Durant, Harden was also the most sacrificed at the tactical level when Harden was on the floor at the same time. A player who has been injured for a long time to the team desperately, and is still questioned as a fraud during the truce? Is this normal?
The real problem with the Nets is that the management is too bad, which is mainly reflected in the management of Irving.
Before the start of the season, when Irving refused to be vaccinated, resulting in him not being able to play the home game, Boss Cai and Ma Zong at least maintained the bottom limit and imposed an indefinite ban on Irving. But under durant's promotion, Irving came back as a part-time player to play only on the road, which seriously damaged the chemistry of the entire team; and Irving still stressed again and again that he would not vaccinate after he returned, and the Nets did not blame Irving at all, is this still a normal team?
Durant is injured and can rest as long as he wants; Irving refuses to be vaccinated, there is nothing to play part-time on the road, you can receive a heroic version of treatment; Harden has to play for 40 minutes when he is injured, he can't play, he is suspected of being injured, and the Nets treat Harden as his own person?
In fact, the clear-eyed people are very clear, the nets need to solve the most problem is Irving, the weakest link is Nash, the result of the 11 consecutive losses of the head coach did not have a class crisis, only playing part-time players on the road were indulged into heroes, Durant clearly put on a picture of Irving is a true love attitude, resulting in Harden only in the Nets back pot; so even if Harden to 76ers may not be able to win the championship, but leaving the Nets is definitely the right decision.
And now the core framework of the Nets has a mentally problematic immortal, a psychological problem like a giant baby Simmons, a physical problem durant, and a relationship with ability problems Nash, the team management has a very serious problem, if this team can win the championship, it is really a ghost! The combination of "mental illness" + "childish ghost" + "wounded and sick" + "puppet" together is terrifying!