On April 17, Beijing time, although Harden's transaction with Simmons has long been completed, some of the details are still intriguing. Now according to the New York Post reporter Brian Lewis, he revealed some details of the completion of the transaction, the Nets were originally ready to give Harden a maximum salary extension, but Harden expressed his application to leave the team, and the Nets owner Tsai Chongxin agreed to complete the transaction, thus promoting the final completion of the transaction.
At the beginning of last season, the Nets got Harden through a big deal, forming the super big three of "Durant + Irving + Harden", but due to injury factors, the Nets season stopped in the Eastern Conference semifinals. After playing half a season this season, Irving was unable to play because he refused to be vaccinated, and he was only able to play away games after returning, coupled with Durant's injury, which made Harden willing to leave.
According to The New York Post reporter Brian Lewis, Harden left not only because he was not as popular as Durant and Irving during his time with the Nets, and even if he minded such a thing, he did not tell the Nets directly. In this case, Philadelphia previously inquired about the Nets, and the Nets directly said that they were not interested in trading.
Until February 8, Us time, Harden's then-agent McCloud called Nets manager Sean Max to express Harden's desire to leave. Sean Max then reported to Nets owner Tsai Chongxin, who communicated with Harden by video.
Although Harden did not directly express the hope of leaving the team, he has already expressed his dissatisfaction and interest, and Tsai Chongxin had previously wanted to renew Harden's contract with the highest salary, so the video call became a turning point in the incident. Because Tsai chongxin and Philadelphia boss Harris are business partners, the two sides restarted negotiations two days before the deal deadline, and Tsai chongxin also called Harris directly to communicate to ensure that the Nets can get a better offer than other teams.
As a result, on the last day of the trade deadline, after the two teams bargained, the two sides finally reached a deal, and the Nets wanted to get Sable, and finally became Curry Jr., Drummond and the first-round draft picks, and also completed the transaction to send Harden away.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)