On February 24, Beijing time, Harden updated the Instagram, retweeting to celebrate the double first in the sales of jerseys for himself and the team. It is worth mentioning that all this happens after the transaction.
According to the statistics of the jersey equipment website Fanatics, since the Nets traded with the 76ers, the Harden jersey is the best-selling individual jersey in the league, while the 76ers jersey is the best-selling team jersey in the league.
That is to say, after the trade, Harden and the team's jersey sales double first. This makes people understand the fact that joining the 76ers, Harden's popularity has not decreased but has risen.
At the trade deadline, Harden and Simmons swap owners, and since then, the inside story about Harden's departure has been peeled off layer by layer, and there are reports that he chose to be passive and sluggish in order to leave the Nets, and the away game also went to the nightclub to party. Such an approach has also caused the outside world to worry about the collapse of Harden's personality and become the league's spurned star.
But the opposite is true, of course, this also proves that the 76ers fans still have a large base in the United States, and Harden chose to join Philadelphia, which seems to be right. Previously, Harden said that 76ers fans are the best fans. In addition, fans who like Harden still keep him, although they have changed teams twice in the past year, but when he arrives, the fans will follow him. Hopefully, in Philadelphia, Harden can realize his championship dream.