On February 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. For ben Simmons' deal with Harden, the dust has long been settled. But since neither star played since the trade, the discussion of who lost and who earned has continued. Some media and journalists have recently dug deeper into the things behind the deal, such as whether there is a contradiction between Harden and Irving, and how big is the gap between Ben Simmons and the 76ers?
Today, the Nets reporter revealed that due to the imminent change of New York City's epidemic prevention policy, there is no requirement for mandatory vaccinations, and Irving can become a full-time player as early as March 15. Some people lamented: If Harden did not ask for a trade, would the Nets win the championship? But what has happened, how can it be changed, not to mention harden leaving the Nets, not just because of Irving. Shelling again? Green and the Emperor together to intimidate Bency, Harden will renew the contract with the 76ers, confess the reason for the trade.
Shelling again? Grimm and the Emperor together intimidated Bency
Harden's deal with Ben Simmons is also interesting, with a conflict between Bency and the 76ers and a gap between Harden and the Nets. When the deal happened, players, coaches and journalists from both teams revealed some dissatisfaction. For example, Nets player Mills said in an interview: The locker room is more united, and the rest are players who want to play. Irving also said: Harden did not keep his promises, but I respect his choice and he will be better.
On the other hand, on the 76ers side, there are more players who are angry with Bency, and many players have expressed their dissatisfaction with him. Just today, for the first time, Danny Green and the Emperor have shook Bency together. Green said: Simmons is not close to Curry Jr. and Chuang Shen, and I don't know how they have a relationship with the Nets. He could have dealt a better deal with the problem, but I understood the blow that the psychological problem dealt him. The Emperor said: For Ben Simmons, I could have said a lot of things, but I still did things that were good for my teammates. ”
It can be seen that Ben Simmons has a strained relationship with the players in the team, and he and Rivers are also opposed. Perhaps coming to the Brooklyn Nets was a turning point in his career.
Harden will renew his contract with the 76ers
According to Michael Scotto, many team executives believe that Bill (Wizards), Lavin (Bulls), Harden (76ers) will renew their contracts with the team and will not become a free agent. Harden has player options this summer with the option to jump out of a final-year $47 million contract. However, according to The Name Woj, during the negotiation of the deal, Harden has promised to execute the last year of the contract.
But will Harden next Summer become a free agent? Apparently not, it will renew a 5-year top salary contract with the 76ers. According to the analysis of bobby Max, a salary structure expert, Harden can reach a five-year, 269 million renewal contract with Philadelphia, which can reach Harden's 38 years old and harden's salary can reach $62 million.
Would the 76ers do that? Of course it will, the team management has publicly stated: under any circumstances, harden will not be traded. That is to say: the new OK combination of Harden + Embiid will work together for at least 5 seasons.
Confess the reasons for trading
Why would Harden choose a mid-season trade instead of waiting until this summer? According to Shams, Harden does not like the Basketball environment because Nash, Durant, Irving and other players do not agree to let Harden hold the ball in large quantities, but are willing to play a smoother team style. Perhaps, this is the real reason for Harden's departure, not Irving's status as a part-time player. In his first season with the Nets, D'Antoni served as an assistant coach, and the team designed a tactical system around Harden, when Durant and Irving missed a lot of games.
In today's news interview, Harden also gave an interview, and he confessed the reason for the transaction himself: here there is a better chance of winning the championship, I am willing to pay everything for the 76ers, for the Phillies to bring the championship, which is the main reason why I am here. For harden, 32, winning the championship is the only goal, and everything else is no longer important.