Not long ago, the biggest news in the league was the 76ers and the Nets' house change, and the Nets exchanged Harden for Simmons of the 76ers. The deal is widely seen in the media eye as the bigger beneficiary being the 76ers, with Harden better than Simmons in every way. Indeed, on the 26th, Harden teamed up with Embiid to contribute a perfect 76ers first game, harden helped the 76ers beat the Timberwolves with a huge 31-point difference. Fans and the media on the Nets side are looking forward to Simmons' debut. However, on the 27th, the NBA reporter revealed that Simmons needed a period of time to strengthen the training of this part because of back pain, and he would not risk injury to return to the game.
After the reporter's news was exposed, Nets coach Nash also confirmed Simmons' back discomfort. But Nash doesn't see back pain as an injury, and even said that any player who has been on a truce since Last June and now has muscle sores in training. Nash words are revealed to Simmons dissatisfaction, originally Harden and Simmons exchange is to save the emergency, in the Nets plan Harden can not maintain attendance because of injuries, the Nets record is not too good, Irving can only play in away games, there must be a stable star player to support the team, according to this line of thinking Simmons is indeed a good choice.
But now that Harden has made his debut, Simmons still hasn't determined the playing time, and simmons should have been more active as the Nets' firefighter, but he gave up playing because of uncertain back pain, which once again made people question his professionalism. From Nash's statement, it is clear that the Nets did not anticipate Simmons' current situation, and what they are willing to trade Simmons with Harden is Simmons' stability and physical health. The top believes that although Simmons is not a veteran, his selfless style of playing and all-round ability make him a plug-and-play player.
Combined with the overall situation of the Nets, Durant was injured on January 15, although it was a small injury, but the long-term high-intensity appearance made the Nets have to pay attention to this injury, and Irving can only play in away games now, the Nets have become a team without a core at home, if Simmons' back is really injured, referring to the Warriors Green's back injury, has recovered for a month and still has no definite return date, Simmons' situation undoubtedly makes the Nets worse, Originally a series of operations in the transfer period for the second half of the season, but now in exchange for a Simmons who is not sure when he can play, especially once into the playoffs, Simmons is still trapped in back problems, and there is no doubt that the Nets can only rely on Durant this season.