Today, the 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls at home, Harden only hit a three-pointer, but also successfully tied Reggie Miller, career three-point tie for the third place in history, Harden came to the 76ers, played five games, one game did not lose. In this way, the 76ers team is indeed full of unlimited hope, of course, and this is not just because of Harden's arrival.
1. Harden's arrival is paired with Embiid
After Harden came to the 76ers, he played a total of five games, these five games, the 76ers did not lose one game, And Harley contributed 24.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 12.4 assists, and Harden in the Nets era was simply two people.
Looking at the 76ers last season, even if Embiid played MVP-level performances, the 76ers are difficult to win, the reason is very simple, is the lack of another All-Star level player, although the 76ers had Harris and Simmons at the time, but these two are difficult to share for Embiid in the key moments, and now Harden's arrival, Embiid not only plays more relaxed and calm, in the key moments of the game, but also Harden's help, which is much stronger than Embiid's partner Simmons, Even if the 76ers can't win the championship this season, such a good chemistry, I believe Harden is still willing to complete the contract extension with the 76ers. Then the 76ers will build a team around Harden and Embiid, and the hopes of the 76ers winning the championship in the future are gradually rising.
2. Harris has a high probability of being cleaned up in the offseason
In November of '18, Butler was traded by the Timberwolves to the 76ers, and then Harris and Embiid formed a small big three, but after the end of the season, when faced with the problem of contract extension between Harris and Butler, the 76ers chose to renew Harris with a five-year, $180 million contract.
Harris averaged 17.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season, from the data point of view, it is also unsatisfactory, but compared to the previous seasons, the less than 30-year-old Harris began a serious decline, not only began to decline in scoring, last season's shooting rate of more than 50% dropped to 47.6%, last season's nearly 40% three-point shooting rate, this season dropped to 33.5%, but also in today's game against the Bulls, but only won 8 points, but with an annual salary of more than 30 million, It is indeed a manifestation of high salary and low energy.
Now with the arrival of Harden, Harris will most likely be cleared out of the house in the offseason, and Harris is only 30 years old this year, and in the free market, he can also exchange a group of good role players for the team.
3. Maxi's outburst
Maxie didn't get much attention until Harden arrived at the 76ers, and it wasn't until Harden arrived that the young player did open the door to his own wisdom.
In the 4 games with Harden, Maxi averaged 24.8 points per game, 13 of 19 three-pointers, and shot 68% of the shots, which shows that Harden's arrival has given this young player unlimited room for development. Even with Harris cleaned up, Maxi has the ability and strength to become the third big man of the 76ers, and such a lineup will lay a solid foundation for the 76ers to win the championship.
Of course, the probability of the 76ers winning the championship this season is not very large, after all, the remaining games are not very much, although there is a good tacit understanding between Harden and Embiid, but it takes longer to run into it to produce a better chemical reaction, as long as in this year's offseason, the 76ers successfully left Harden, after a certain degree of reinforcement, the probability of the 76ers winning the championship next season will definitely rise sharply, which is why the 76ers do have unlimited hope in the future.