After the 76ers and the Nets pushed for a trade involving James Harden and Ben Simmons, there were quite a few in the league who suspected that the 76ers had the possibility of irregular recruitment, after all, Harden had a good relationship with both one of the 76ers executives and the boss.
However, according to NBA president Adam Xiaohua, the league currently has no plans to investigate the deal between the 76ers and the Nets, on the grounds that both sides are satisfied with the outcome of the deal:
In the deal, the 76ers sent players such as Seth Curry, Ben Simmons and Andre Drummond to the Nets, and they would also be able to solve the Simmons farce and create a duo of Harden and Embiid in this case, at least for the 76ers, which could be a move to give the team a better competitive position.
Harden, on the other hand, has not played for the 76ers before the team pushes for a trade and enters All-Star Weekend, and according to the team's top brass, Harden is still dealing with hamstrings, and according to ESPN reporter Adrian Warnaroski, Harden will be able to make his debut for the 76ers after All-Star Weekend:
For the 76ers, whether Harden can play well enough in the team is largely the key to determining the team's competitive strength.
Finally, it should be discussed that the current 76ers are the main interior lineman Joel Embiid has been able to play the MVP level of the regular season, and can also lead the league with an average of 29.6 points per game. When it comes to his chances of storming the regular season MVP trophy, Embiid is still full of confidence:
"I'm not going to push this specifically, but the way I play says it all," Embiid said in an interview.
If Embiid can stay in shape for the rest of the game and lead the 76ers to a good enough record, he will undoubtedly be the player who won the regular season MVP trophy.