On October 19, the NBA 2022-23 season is about to start, the Philadelphia 76ers have ended all the preseason games, who is the star of the team, whose performance is remarkable, who is not satisfactory?
Embiid and Harden, not so good
Embiid only played two games for a total of 41 minutes, giving out 6 of 13 and 8 of 17, respectively, with a total of 31 points, 12 boards, 3 assists and 1 block, and the plus or minus values in both games were negative, as last season's scoring king, MVP strong contender and 76ers star, this data can only be said to be decent.
James Harden played in three games, 3-of-9, 3-of-8 and 6-of-15 from seven free throws, scoring six goals and scoring 37 points and 14 assists. This data, whether it is shooting percentage, or assists, obviously there is still a gap with Harden last season, but Harden, who jumped out of his contract and cut his salary to renew, seems to have been tolerated by everyone, and has forgotten that he is still a big contract of 30 million + this season!
Maxi and Harris are in the dark
Maxi, judging from the first two preseason games, is undoubtedly the brightest star in Philadelphia, playing 29 minutes in two games, totaling 15 of 19, contributing 41 points and 5 assists, efficient and productive! However, in the last two games, Maxi was 6-of-14 and 3-of-13, and his shooting percentage fell to 33.3%, a model of tiger tails.
Harris, 7 of 12 in the first two games, scores, rebounds, assists, steals, do everything, still the front line that can do a little, although there is still a gap with the performance of the first high salary in the team, it is still acceptable, the third and fourth games of 10 3, 5 of 0 are some hot eyes, it seems that the main will go to the point of uselessness on the field, only hope to be able to gradually adjust back, otherwise, even if you leave, the transaction value will almost fall to a low level.
Philadelphia surprise – Harrell
Who was the biggest surprise of the 76ers preseason? Of course, it is none other than Harrell! After ending his contract with the Hornets last season, Harrell, 28, seemed to have been unable to find a job, and was completely unemployed in the free market until September, when he was recruited by Philadelphia.
In Harrell's three games, he played 11:44, 16:28, 15:39, and shot 13-of-20 from the field, scoring 37 points, 14 boards, and three blocks, including seven rebounds! The height of 201cm may make him suffer losses on the inside, but this momentum must bring great vitality to the Philadelphia bench.
Of course, center Reed's 9 frontcourt rebounds and 10 steals are also a rare feature on the bench and even the whole team!
After four pre-season games, the regular season is about to start, after the appetizers, the dinner is coming, the new season is about to start, can Philadelphia come to the championship as Harden wishes? See!