Where is Harden's next home? Tencent netizens chose the Clippers on the one hand, and the 5-dimensional detailed explanation should join hands with Kajiao to compete for the championship

On June 30, Beijing time, Harden, who turned 34 in less than two months, will turn on "wandering mode" again? Harden has decided to execute the remaining $35.6 million player option after his contract extension with the 76ers collapsed, and negotiated a trade with the 76ers to send him to the team he wants. So what's next for Harden? More than half of Tencent News netizens agreed that Harden was most likely to go to the Clippers to join the Peppers to win the championship, while the options of staying with the 76ers or joining the Knicks, Heat, Celtics and Bucks were less than 10% votes.

Harden and the 76ers contract extension talks collapsed, and public opinion overwhelmingly approved to go to the Clippers.

When Harden chose to cut his salary by $15 million last offseason and completed a 1+1 contract extension with the 76ers, helping the team bring in Tucker, House and Harrell one after another, Harden's sacrifice did not help the 76ers win the championship. As for the 76ers' unwillingness to offer Harden a maximum salary extension this summer, even a contract close to the maximum salary, it has become the key to Harden and the 76ers choosing to part ways.

It's just that Harden did not choose to jump out of the contract directly, but instead implemented the player option of $35.6 million remaining in one year, which is undoubtedly quite a helpless move, after all, no team is willing to give Harden a top salary. Of course, Harden's operation is also indirectly helping the 76ers, so that they can get some return through trades, rather than letting Harden leave for nothing.

At present, there are many teams interested in Harden, the first of which is the Clippers, plus the Knicks and Heat are also potential competitors, but public opinion is almost one-sided optimistic about Harden to join the Clippers, especially Tencent News netizen voting shows that more than half support Harden to go to the Clippers, while the rest of the team options are less than 10%, the specific reasons are as follows:

The Clippers have been struggling to find a point guard in recent years, and Harden is the perfect fit.

The Clippers have not had a good point guard in recent years since sending Paul off in a trade, and after sending Wall and Reggie away last season, even if they brought in Wei Shao in the middle of the season, it is clear that Wei Shao is not the best answer for the team. The chemistry between Wilson and the Peppers was poor, and even after the Peppers double-core injury, the series between the Peppers and the Suns was brave, it was still not the answer the Clippers wanted.

What's more, the Clippers want to use a one-year, $3.8 million contract to renew Wei Shao, but apparently Wei Shao's market price is expected to get an annual salary of about 10 million to 15 million US dollars, so it is doubtful whether Wei Shao will return to the Clippers.

On the other hand, Harden lost the All-Star Game this season and missed the best team, but he is still the regular season assist king, and the first player in the history of the 76ers to average at least 20+5+10 per game in a single season. Although Harden pulled his crotch in the last two games of the second round of the playoffs, he also played two 40+ games against the Celtics.

Harden has not been able to return to peak mode, but he is still a player with an average of 20 points + 10 assists per game, especially the playmaking tandem is still his strength. Harden could be the Clippers' most suitable candidate for a point guard and solve the shortcomings of the Clippers' roster over the years.

The Clippers dual-core Junior Card and George have clearly expressed their support for Harden to join the team.

Harden originally wanted to return to his old club Rockets, after all, the Rockets have more than $60 million in salary space, which is enough to offer him a maximum salary contract. It's just that Jaylen Green, the core of the Rockets' rebuild, expressed concern about Harden's return, and undoubtedly such remarks have a great impact, and the Rockets are no longer willing to pursue Harden, preferring to pursue VanVleet on a two-year contract.

It is not difficult to see that if Harden wants to be traded to an ideal team, he must also consider the willingness of the core of the next team to accept. As for joining the Clippers, there is no need to worry at all, according to US media TA reporter Sam Amick, sources with direct contact with the 76ers and Harden revealed that Harden wants to join the Clippers to play.

More importantly, the Clippers duo Leonard and George have both expressed their position, and they both support Harden joining the Clippers, which naturally clears the way in this regard.

Join the Clippers and join Kapepper to form the Big Three, and stay healthy and be expected to compete for the championship.

When Harden chooses to execute the remaining one-year player option, and because he signed a 1+1 contract last year, he cannot renew his contract with the next team after being traded, and he will become a full free agent next summer. Based on such factors, the team pursuing Harden will not be willing to give too much price, after all, it is only to have Harden's "use rights" for a year.

However, Harden is at such a stage of his career, in addition to pursuing a big contract, he is also eager to pursue a championship, after all, he has only played the Finals once in 2012 in his career and is still the "uncrowned king". Harden wants to join a championship-fighting team, and the Clippers will be a good choice, he teamed up with Peppers to form a Big Three team, coupled with the depth of the Clippers' roster, it is undoubtedly a hope of competing for the championship, but the premise is that the three need to stay healthy, so this factor is the biggest hidden danger of the Clippers.

The rest of the next choice is due to various factors, and there is little hope of getting Harden in the end.

As for the rest of the teams that are probable, they all get less than 10% of the votes, and it is unlikely that they will remain in Philadelphia to play for the 76ers, after all, there has been a conflict between the two sides. The Heat's primary goal is Lillard, and the Heat's team culture and high demands are not compatible with Harden. The Bucks already have Holloday in the backcourt and are willing to renew their contract to keep Middleton, otherwise partnering with Alphabet Brother would be a good choice. After the Celtics traded for Porzingis, their goal was to re-sign Jaylen Brown, and there was little willingness to pursue Harden. Even the Knicks are suitors, but Brunson has proven his strength, so there is no need to pursue Harden, who has overlapping positions.

To sum up, the Clippers may be Harden's best next team, even if the current Clippers seem to have no intention of giving up any quality young players for Harden, only willing to give expired contract players and draft picks, but more of a negotiation strategy, and Harden joining the Clippers is undoubtedly the most likely choice at present.

(Text/Drunken Lying Float)