Speaking of the biggest thing that has happened this season, it is undoubtedly Harden leaving the Nets! Thinking back to last season, Harden implemented a "forced palace" on the Rockets, tried every means to join the Nets, and finally the Rockets also became an adult beauty, so that Harden went to Brooklyn to form a big 3 with Durant and Irving, and the championship can be expected. The 1st year of the 3 giants team, because Harden and Irving were injured in the playoffs, the Nets made a move worse and did not win the final championship, but the fans recognized the strength of the Nets, not to mention the healthy 3 giants, the healthy 2 giants have a chance to win the championship, and the future of this team is full of bright! But this season only half played, Harden has been unable to stay, once again staged in the Rockets when the "cold forced palace", so that the Nets helplessly traded Harden to the 76ers.
The reason why Harden wants to leave the Nets is also relatively simple! 1st, Irving insisted on not getting vaccinated, leaving him to play part-time, affecting the atmosphere of the team and the dressing room. Second, the Nets have a poor record, once suffered a losing streak, making Harden a little discouraged! #3: Nash tactics are not what Harden wants! Harden has wanted to change the Way the Nets play more than once, but the Nets have not agreed, which is also an important reason for annoying Harden. Accumulating all this, Harden finally decided to leave the Nets and join the 76ers.
Harden decided to join the 76ers, and in his eyes, the 76ers had to beat the Nets! After all, there is Embiid, absolutely strong teammates, and strong assists such as Maxi, Harris, Milton, And Kokmaz, plus head coach Rivers is better than Nash in terms of coaching experience and ability, so this has become a paradise in Harden's eyes. But just after Harden left on the front foot, the Nets had a big piece of good news, making Harden's decision less sensible.
Recently, the mayor of New York announced that he plans to gradually eliminate mandatory vaccinations in the next few weeks, which marks the possibility that Irving can play in the home game! Immediately afterward, Nets reporter Billy reported that Irving is expected to become a full-time player by March 15, local time at the latest.
Irving is about to return to full-time players, which is undoubtedly a major benefit for the Nets, and the Nets have been revitalized and once again become the biggest favorite for the championship. The Nets became the biggest favorite for the championship because Irving could become a full-time player, but not only because Irving, today's Nets, after the return of the whole team, the strength is terrifying. The Nets have a poor record, only 8th in the East with 31 wins and 28 losses, and the team is full of injuries, but this is not a thing! Durant is coming back, Irving is about to play full-time, the Nets will be greatly strengthened, maybe they are a little far from the previous teams, but the problem of getting a 5th and 6th place in the East is not too big.
Moreover, the Nets play poorly because of too many injuries, and injuries appear in the regular season, which is actually more beneficial to the Nets! Nets big players Durant and Irving are about to return, Joha is seriously injured, but he can also return to the court before the playoffs, and Simmons will also return before the playoffs! This allowed the Nets to eliminate injuries in the regular season, usher in the return of all the players in the playoffs, and the improvement in combat effectiveness was not a little.
What's more, after a series of reinforcements, the Nets' roster is stronger than before Harden left! At the backcourt, Irving, Dragic, Mills, Curry Jr. supported the team's attack, Irving, Dragic, Simmons organized the whole team, and Simmons's strong personal defense made the Nets more impeccable and more choices in rotation! Joe Hargh, Durant and Griffin are strong enough in the front line, and now young people such as Edwards and Sharp have been trained a lot and can also play a big role in the game. After the arrival of Drummond, the interior line is no longer so empty, the defensive end and rebound protection have been greatly strengthened, and with Ade's offensive ability, the Nets' interior line has a great guarantee! Now the Nets, the backcourt, the front, the interior line to have soldiers, to have generals, and they can complement each other, so the increase in combat strength is not comparable to Harden, whose state is ups and downs.
On the other hand, the 76ers, seemingly strong, but there are all kinds of problems, the team only Hasbid, Harden 2 core, the team tactics, cooperation has not been tested, more importantly, this team does not have a player who really has Finals experience, they just look beautiful, the playoffs of the hard-hitting there is still a big lack, at least compared with the full return of the Nets, far less.
I didn't expect Irving to be full-time, I didn't expect the Nets to get out of the predicament, but Harden miscalculated, leaving the Rockets, leaving the Nets, he has gradually made his reputation stink, and what is more helpless is that his ideal home is not as good as the Nets.