Before the trade deadline, the most important transaction is Harden and Simmons, the two All-Stars backcourt swaps, both sides are not happy in their original teams, so the respective management also took this opportunity to simply let the two stars swap, but neither of them played for the new team for the first time, the 76ers Harden because of the recovery of hamstring injury, until the All-Star weekend ushered in the debut of the 76ers, and the Nets, although the new signings Zhuang Shen and Little Curry have appeared in succession, However, the heaviest reinforcement, Simmons, still does not have a clear time to return to the team.
After making this blockbuster deal, the 76ers have a 6-1 record, and are currently in second place in the East with a record of 38 wins and 23 losses, only 2.5 wins away from the first heat, and have a good chance to return to the top position in the East later. Harden, who came back after The All-Star Weekend, currently played for the 76ers in these 3 games, can average 27.3 points, 9 rebounds and 12.3 assists per game, the state is extremely hot, the connection between him and Embiid, it is not like the first cooperation, the tacit understanding between the two is like working together for many years.
It is with Harden's organizational tandem and excellent offensive ability, 76ers second-year student Maxi also played an excellent performance in these 3 games, averaging 24.6 points per game, as if it has become the "third giant" of the team, and these three offensive firepower points have also supported the offensive end of the 76ers in the past 3 games, averaging 84.7 points per game, helping the team achieve a record of 3 wins, and the reason why the 76ers have given people a feeling of "pseudo-strong team" in the past few seasons. It is because of Simmons's crotch on the offensive end, the organizational tandem ability has not been able to reach harden's top level, but this time to usher harden, the top two-player at the MVP level, the 76ers in addition to Embiid's other role players, have also performed their duties, playing more relaxed.
On the other hand, the Nets, after trading Harden, only achieved a record of 3 wins and 6 losses, in the case of the team lineup is not neat, but let the newly recruited Curry Jr. once carry the team's offensive banner, and the latter also did not fail to deliver the mission in the 8 games to join the new owner to deliver 16.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists with 44.4% of the three-point shooting rate. Although the Nets ushered in Durant's comeback today and the residual Heat, they still lost 107-113, and recently suffered a wave of 3 consecutive defeats.
In the deal with the 76ers, the Nets got Simmons, Curry Jr. and Zhuang Shen, but these three have far less influence on the game than Harden, who has won the MVP trophy, and it is indeed difficult for the team to want "three stinkers to top Zhuge Liang". It is true that Durant has returned from injury, and Irving will gradually become a "full-time player" in the future, and can get the opportunity to participate in home games, but what kind of spark Simmons can rub with the team is really unknown.
As of now, the Nets are only eighth in the East with a record of 32 wins and 32 losses, and they are 5 wins away from the sixth Cavaliers, if they can't usher in a full lineup, it will be very difficult to regain the top six and directly enter the playoffs after that. If there is a difference in simmons, then the Nets trade, I am afraid, will really lose money.