Text/Mr. Basket Guo
The NBA's game, in full swing, has different concerns for different people. For the 76ers, as digital people, as the new Mosaic team, they became very concerned because of the addition of one person. Such a person is James Harden. The previous 76ers, because of Simmons' farce, were once somewhat tragic. What about now? Because of Harden's arrival, many people are looking forward to their future. Or rather, the results of the season.
At the moment, the 76ers are in third place in the East, which is a decent position, and the gap from the first place in the East is not large. However, the situation in the East gives people the feeling that no one wants to be the first in the East, so the gap between the top four teams in the East is very small. Why do teams in the East have such a choice? Because the current eighth team in the East is the Nets, the Nets are a magical team, but also a team of convulsions. Such a team, there is Durant, there is Irving.
Previously, Irving was not allowed to play at home, and the team did not allow him to play for a while. The result? Now the policy has changed, that is, if the Nets' Irving had been allowed to play home games in the first place, the Nets' performance would certainly be better than it is now. In addition, if Simmons can come back, even if it is only to restore 50% or 60% of the combat effectiveness, it will be like a tiger.
Therefore, the Nets are a mystery, an opponent that everyone does not want to meet in the first round, so the competition for the first place in the East is actually not fierce, and everyone wants to avoid it. However, in the end, there will definitely be a team that cannot be avoided. And the 76 people today? It is in third place in the East.
Such a position is OK, because if the Nets are still in the playoff area, then for the 76ers, the opponent in the first round can avoid the Nets, if the Nets are the eighth in the East, then many people's expectations are naturally the black eight miracle. For the third-place team in the East, it is relatively safe. Because if the 2 teams want to meet, they need to at least go to the Western Conference Finals, which is a long process. These are all digressions. Again, it's a 76er chance.
Recently, journalist Chris Mannix talked about Harden on a show. This offseason, Harden had the opportunity to renew a five-year, $270 million super-maximum contract with the 76ers. For such a thing, people who understand the salary regulations basically already know it.
In this regard, Chris Mannix also said: "The 76ers must have some people who are cautious about this. Even now, despite the small sample size he played for the 76ers, that concern remains. For the 76ers, this concern is certainly legitimate. It's going to be a bad contract one day, and their concern is whether it's going to be a junk contract, and I'm a little worried about that as well. If Harden doesn't play a beautiful playoff game this year, can he play next year? When will he really start to slide? They're going to give him that contract, I don't think there's any doubt about that, but they do have that concern. "Harden, who was born in 1989, is 33 years old this year, and if he signs a five-year contract, he will be 38 years old. Therefore, the reporter's analysis does not have any problems.
$270 million in 5 years! 33-year-old Harden can sign a super salary this summer, will the 76ers give? Personally, I think it is unlikely that it will be given. Because, for most athletes, at the age of 38, they certainly do not have the ability to get the top salary. So what will happen to Harden? No one knows.