It's been a week since the Nets traded with the 76ers. During this time, multiple Nets players hinted to fans and the media on different occasions that Harden was a bad teammate. Griffin said the team welcomed teammates who wanted to win. Bruce Brown also said that the atmosphere in the team's dressing room has improved. For a time, no one on the Nets read Harden well.
Fans actually know that it is not that no one reads Harden's good, but that no one dares to express it publicly. Harden left the Nets for many reasons, but rumors have cracked his relationships with Irving and Durant. For these role players, people have to bow their heads under the roof, and they have to stay with the Nets to play.
However, there are also chivalrous people in the Nets who don't care about these unspoken rules of the workplace. Just today, Nets starting center Clarkston posted a photo of him and Harden on Ins and marked the love logo. To Nets fans, Clarkston is missing Harden.
According to the Nets, Harden is Clarkston's most important mentor, and may not even be one of them. Clarkston said a month ago that there was a natural chemistry between him and Harden, and Harden helped him realize his potential. Reporters think Clarkston is missing harden's days around.
Before the trade deadline, the Nets Raptors were close to a deal with Nicholas Clarkston. The trade would give the Nets a partially protected first round, which the Nets would then use to get a wing pitcher, but the Nets' deal with the Raptors didn't work out.
Clarkston is a second-round pick for 2019, and his contract with the Nets expires this summer. Given Clarkston's average of 9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, coupled with the age and talent of 22 years, it's hard for the Nets to keep him in the summer. In addition, after the Nets traded to Chuang Shen, the internal line configuration was also sufficient. From a comprehensive perspective, Clarkston's Nets career has begun to count down. This may also be a big reason why he dares to openly show his favor to Harden.