On March 20, Beijing time, Harden parachuted into Philadelphia and blew a whirlwind in the league. For now, the 76ers are one of the most powerful teams in the East to challenge defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, of course, the strength of the Heat should not be underestimated, this team has Butler, Adebayo, Lowry and PJ Tucker and other tough guys, defense and offense are more balanced, can also bring threats to the alphabet brother, whether it is a substitute or the main force, the Heat's lineup looks more reasonable, the depth is also very complete.
Still, relatively speaking, the Bucks' overall strength looks better, and with the return of Da Luo, coupled with the fact that several cores of the team maintain good health, the probability of the Bucks defending the title is increasing. In terms of the lineup, in addition to the Big Three, Portis and Glenson Allen are likely to sit firmly in the starting position, on the bench, the Bucks have a very big advantage, with two interior maniacs Lopez and Ibaka, in addition, Jordan Walla, George Hill, Matthews and Connaughton are all offensive players.
Therefore, in terms of the choice of personnel, the Bucks are very rich. For the 76ers, it's not easy to beat such a team. The 76ers' current starting lineup looks good, harden + Embiid + Maxi + Sebel + Harris combination can compete with any team in the league to start, or even more than enough, but once it comes to Harden or Embiid's rest time, then the 76ers' shortcomings are exposed, and now only Milton can barely qualify for the first position on the bench of the 76ers, and on the 5th position, only Jordan Jr. is available, but the latter is not good at defense and lacks the ability to attack independently.
Worse still, once the playing time increases, Jordan Jr. is prone to defensive lapses. So, the problem with the 76ers is with the point guard and center on the bench, and harden has averaged 42.8 minutes per game in the last four games. In order to reinforce this shortcoming, the 76ers also targeted 1.99-meter guard Terek Evans. Some time ago, Evans tried out the Warriors, but the Warriors did not look up to him, after all, there are still many Warriors guards now, but the 76ers are different, they urgently need a guard, Evans has become an excellent choice.
In the two seasons before the ban, Evans averaged 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 10.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists, Evans and Harden are the same draft draft players, he won the rookie of the year, had averaged 14 points per game for 7 consecutive seasons, earlier than Curry and Harden became famous, its strength is evident, due to lack of self-discipline, Evans was banned by the NBA. However, fans who have watched Evans play know that his physical fitness is very strong, he can shoot suddenly, and his dribbling ability is very good.
Due to his tall arm length, Evans can defend three positions from the first to the third. According to Kyle Neubeck, a philadelphia inquirer, the reason the 76ers look up to Evans is partly because of his talent and because the team does need manpower. If the guard can be signed, Harden's pressure will be greatly reduced, and it is still not known how he is, but at least he can share some of Harden's playing time, so that after entering the playoffs, the 76ers will be more selective.