Whether the 76ers deal is worthwhile depends on the chemistry between the two cores. The better the reaction, the easier the 76ers' future path will be. From the existing experience, a team with a big center as the core, coupled with a defender who is good at the ball, its effect is certainly not bad. The strength of this response depends on which position management wants to focus on. Is the inner line the main partition, or is the outside line their future? The management and coaching team have determined the idea, and the 76ers' focus is right to go down more safely.
The reason for this worry is mainly Harden's playing style and Embiid's original positioning in the team. Harden can appear as a big core of ball-holding, but if Harden's percentage of ball-holding offense is too large, then Embiid must be used as an upgraded version of Capela. Such a good big center, if only used as a pie eater, it would be a pity. What we can think of, management can naturally think of.
If you look at Harden's performance in recent seasons, harden has actually made driving his teammates to score points his main task. In other words, of the three basic statistics, assists will be Harden's main choice. So why is it that sometimes Harden still keeps the ball in control and scores wildly? This is because teammates are unreliable. If a teammate's offensive choices can be more appropriate, Harden will not hesitate to give up his shot to the other side. At the Nets, harden will choose to take the initiative to pass the ball as long as Adu and Irving, or even characters like Ard and Griffin, have a more suitable shot. Teamism takes precedence over personal data, something Harden learned later in the Rockets. After all, it is only on their own to score points, which is too tiring.
You know, the partner now is probably one of the best centers in the league. Harden is not a fool, Embiid's containment and scoring ability on the inside can completely raise his deterrence by a notch. And this improvement is bound to bring more positive reactions to the team. Harden understands this, and management knows this, so they choose to trade.
Some people may say that the 76ers still need to consider Harden's physical condition. If something goes wrong with Harden, won't the team lose miserably? After all, such a strong point of possession of the ball has too great an impact on the team. With him and without him, it's just two styles. In fact, everyone does not have to worry about this problem at all. Harden's health, the 76ers will definitely pay attention. And, the 76ers don't need to overuse Harden at all. Because even a weakened version of the beard, relying on the instinct of a guard, Harden can also bring the team to life. Speaking of one-handed outside projection, and the conduction after the containment, which team can crack it perfectly?
In fact, when Harden joined Philadelphia, some people speculated that the Sun provided a research model for the league. More precisely, paul should have provided an example for most teams. Why? For a promising, talented team, bringing in an experienced player can greatly shorten the time for the team to evolve. Especially those teams that have now seen hope and are on the verge of getting a kick in the door. As long as this is grasped, there will be absolutely no problem. From the Rockets, the Thunder, to the Suns, Paul did it all the way.
These teams have a characteristic, the basic lineup is perfect, and the team has strong points that need to be coordinated by point guards. Although there is no strong point in the Thunder period, the advantage and vitality of talent also give Paul the space to play. From another point of view, Harden is now joining Philadelphia, is not the same reason. The team's talent is OK, and Embiid is about to usher in his peak, at this time if a richly experienced defender is introduced, the improvement of the team will be very obvious. In particular, the center has always been eager to have a good point guard to support him. Let's say an afterthought, Embiid at this time, if it is with the blessing of Paul five years ago, coupled with a few suitable shooters, the future of the 76ers is unimaginable. Unfortunately, the early 76ers have been immersed in the talent of the two interior giants and have not seen a suitable point guard improve the team. This kind of operation has only been carried out until now, although it is not very late, but it has also wasted some time.
What kind of cooperation Does Harden need to play with Embiid in Philadelphia to maximize the advantage of this lineup. One of the strong points is that Embiid is not Capela. While the physical advantage can make embiid very natural when eating pie, it's certainly not the way management wants it. The most important thing is that Harden needs to constantly link up with Embiid. This linkage lies in whether the two cover the attack area together and then change into multiple forms of attack. Harden also has experience with this. Harden's assists now are not pie-oriented. He still wants to use the ball to drive the players and then form an autonomous offensive round with his own ideas. The cooperation with Maxi, and the cooperation with Embiid are all the same.
So Harden no longer needs to master all kinds of so-called superb throwing balls, focusing on the position of the player will be the key to a slight transformation later in his career. For Harden, the prerequisite before the transition is that Embiid's offensive area really doesn't need to be confined to the basket area. As we all know, Embiid can even pull directly to the outside line to attack. This trait seems to be difficult for other players to do, except for Towns. Large-area offense, if you give a cover to block, Harden wants to assist embiid, or directly pull away from the single, there are a lot of offensive options.
Embiid has Harden's blessing, and the data behind should continue to go up. Because Embiid has complained before that he can't receive the ball in the team a lot of times, he is obviously the first core position, but because of the problems of his teammates, it is difficult for him to play his full strength. But now it's different, Harden's conduction can satisfy Embiid to the greatest extent. After playing the first game, Embiid said that he had never experienced such a large vacancy as now, and every shot seemed to have no one to defend. You say, can Embiid's stats not rise?
Overall, harden and Embiid's partnership, the positive effect is necessarily better than the reverse. So the high probability is that Embiid and Harden will succeed in becoming the "Dendi combination". The war situation in the east may escalate again.