On February 24, Beijing time, although the transaction between Harden and Simmons has been settled, the details of which continue to cause heated discussions. Now the famous Shams revealed some details again on the show, saying that Harden himself wants to leave the Nets, which has become the main boost to complete the transaction, and the two sides have completed the transaction faster than expected.
At the NBA trade deadline this season, the Nets sent Harden and veteran Millsap (who had already reached a departure agreement with the Nets), and received Simmons, Curry Jr., Embiid jr. and two first-round draft picks from Philadelphia, making it the most exciting deal of the season.
At the beginning of the season, many people were talking about replacing Simmons with Irving, but the final result was Harden for Simmons, which was still unexpected. In response, Shams revealed that completing the trade is the result that both the Nets and Philadelphia want, especially Philadelphia has been pushing Simmons to trade all season, and what they want most is Harden.
Philadelphia once wanted to wait until the offseason to deal with Simmons, after all, they were rejected by multiple teams for a sky-high price, and Philadelphia had a high probability of getting Harden in the offseason. Philadelphia has been pursuing Harden, and since Harden has been unhappy with the Nets this season, he himself wants to leave, thus pushing the trade to be completed earlier than expected.
Shams also revealed that Harden has many complaints about the Nets, such as the Nets' unstable lineup and Irving's inability to play part-time at home. In addition, Harden's style of play is the big core playing style of holding the ball, but because of the presence of Durant and Irving, and Nash's desire to play more fluently, Harden is very tired. Nets insiders revealed that whether Harden is present or not, the Nets' game style strategy is completely different.
Harden scored only four points against the Kings, and then missed consecutive injuries, the Nets already believed that Harden really wanted to leave, and Philadelphia offered a good plan, so the two sides eventually reached a deal.
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