The 76ers eventually lost to the Celtics in this year's Eastern Conference semifinals, fired head coach Doug Rivers after the team was out, and there are rumors that James Harden will also choose to leave the 76ers, and even news that Harden will choose to return to his old club Rockets this offseason.
"Bleachers" reporter Andy Bailey proposed such a trade plan, the 76ers sent Harden and Embiid through a four-team blockbuster trade and completely entered the reconstruction phase. In this deal, the 76ers can get the top pick from the Spurs, which will allow the 76ers to pick superstar Victor Venbanyama in the draft.
In the deal, Andy Bailey gave the Spurs a second-round pick from Embiid, Wizards guard Bradley Beal and the Rockets in 2025, and the 76ers also got Jaylen Green, Keldon Johnson and Doug McDermott, in addition to the Rockets' 2025 first-round pick (from the Thunder or Celtics) and a 2026 second-round pick from the Wizards.
As for the Wizards' acquisition of Tobias Harris, Derwent Graham, Zach Collins, Dashon Knicks and the Spurs 2025 first-round picks, there are also players such as James Harden, Kenm Birch and Johnny Davis.
This is indeed a very outrageous trade plan, although Joel Embiid, as the regular season MVP and scoring champion, does deserve a top signing, but Venbanama is also considered an epoch-making new star player, it is estimated that the Spurs will not give up the talent of this level of Venbanama for Embiid.
Of course, such a deal is unlikely to become a reality.