Owen switched part-time to full-time
As a player, Kyrie Owen did have some insistence. Because he refused to be vaccinated, the Nets had a difficult season, and even James Harden, one of the core of the team, chose to leave. Although the Nets exchanged Ben Simmons, as well as Curry Jr. and Drummond Jr., everyone knows that this is still not comparable to the original Nets Big Three. Don't be modest, the healthy Nets Big Three are championship-level teams. As for now, we have to look at it again.
However, after the departure of James Harden, Kyrie Irving also had good news, that is, Adams in the New York market said that he was planning to phase out the covid-19 vaccination task in the urban indoor space. In other words, Irving is not far from the day of part-time to full-time. Nets reporter Billy Reinhardt then reported that Irving is expected to become a full-time player by March 15, local time at the latest.
Harden really went early
Seeing this, many fans have said that James Harden really went early. As one of the core of the team, James Harden's performance this season is obvious to all, in the case of Irving's inability to play, Durant has suffered injuries, Harden has been carrying the team forward, not to say how the result is, but at least, there is no credit and hard work. But in the end, Harden was disappointed in this team, because unlike Durant Irving, he really needed a championship trophy to prove himself.
Irving already has one championship and Durant has two championships, and they won't understand how Harden wants a championship. Leaving the Houston Rockets shows Harden's desire for a championship, but in the Nets, he does not feel the determination to win the championship, so leaving has become the best destination. According to Shams, the 76ers have always wanted to get Harden, but they expected to reach a deal after the offseason, but they did not expect that Harden pushed for the deal.
As for why Harden pushed for the deal, the first reason was that he was unhappy with Irving's part-time status, and the second was that he didn't play well with the Nets. Harden wants a lot of possession, but the Nets want to transfer the ball, so with Harden on the floor or not, the team's strategy is completely different. After Harden scored just four points against the Kings and missed two games, the Nets understood they had to trade James Harden.
Both teams take what they need
In addition, Shams also revealed that before getting James Harden, the Nets' target was Ben Simmons, and the Philadelphia 76ers had always been thinking about James Harden. In other words, going around in a circle, both teams get their favorite goals, what kind of chemistry they can play, and let time and results speak. But one thing to be sure of is that the Brooklyn Nets, after getting Ben Simmons, Nash had to solve a problem, and when it came to the playoffs, how to avoid opponents using the tactic of cutting Simmons.
Harden did go early, not waiting for Irving to go from part-time to full-time, but he had a super center partner. Embiid is not just an offensive and defensive integration, he is also the league's most offensive threat center, even Downs and Jokic, can not be as comprehensive as Embiid on the offensive end. James Harden is an insoluble offensive player, and now with Embiid, the team's offensive firepower can be imagined. As for head coach Rivers, I should really think about how not to be reversed by the opponent.