There is still a faint hope of hitting the 76ers, who are no surprised by the recent performances, not at all like the title-winning favourites, and it seems that the combination of Harden and Embiid is not as strong as imagined. The author believes that with the deepening of time, Harden's run-in with the 76ers will definitely be better, but the results may not be guaranteed, because the 76ers' current lineup, that is, after having Harden, does not have the ability to fight a hard battle. At least, harden, as a super giant, did not show the ability to break the game at key moments, embiid even less, such a team is still a strong team, but it can't go very far.
There has been speculation that Harden may have to consider leaving the team again if he doesn't feel that the 76ers can win the championship. Embiid is also more embarrassed, before merging with Harden, he should win the regular season most valuable player should be nine out of ten, the team record is also quite good, but after receiving Harden's assistance, his pick has fallen behind Jokic, personal honor may be lost. From another point of view, the combination of Harden and Embiid should be overestimated. And now it is not Harden who is considering leaving the team, it is very likely that the 76ers are unwilling to renew Harden's contract.
In addition to hoping to win the championship, Harden's determination to get the last big contract of his career is firm, and he believes that he is worthy of the top big contract of 5 years and 270 million US dollars. Indeed, some media pointed out that the 76ers are very cautious, have been weighing whether this is a garbage contract, and even basically determined that they will not provide such treatment to Harden, at most it is a salary cut to renew the contract. Now, there is another plan that has been widely suggested by the media, that is, the 76ers took the initiative to trade Harden, in exchange for the stars who helped Embiid, to re-challenge the championship road.
The potential deal scenario is for the 76ers to send harden alone to trade with the powerful Celtics in exchange for core players Jaylen Brown and Derrick White. Don't look at such a simple 2 for 1, if it comes true, the big profit is definitely 76 people. On the one hand, sending away veteran Harden in exchange for two young star-level players, the 76ers are more energetic and the impact is naturally stronger. On the other hand, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White's quasi-triple-doubles, which have averaged 38 points, 9.6 rebounds and 9 assists per game this season, can completely offset the role and contribution of a Harden. Data is just data, but the Celtics Gemini can contribute far more than Harden.
Jaylen Brown is able to bring no-ball performance and excellent singles ability, the outside projection is also very accurate, and more importantly, it is in a stage of rapid growth, has the potential to become a super giant, and will not compete with Embiid for the core position. Derek White is only 27 years old, and his shooting ability is also unquestionable, and he is quite versatile and can be the leader of the second team. Of course, after the Celtics got Harden, it also solved the problem of Tatum's incompatibility with Jaylen Brown, harden and Tatum's division of labor will only be more clear, Tatum continues to become the core of the attack, and Harden is also responsible for the organization. The author believes that this deal is feasible, the initiative is in the hands of the 76ers, as long as the 76ers can not win the championship this season, Harden should only be a matter of time before he leaves the team.