Is it the Rockets or the 76ers? Which team is Harden's next home? Neither of the above, after all, the Rockets have already won the championship point guard VanVleet; Harden has repeatedly submitted a request to 76ers management to leave the team, and such a move has shown that he has made up his mind. At the same time, he wants the team to trade himself to a championship-contender team, and he named the Clippers to join Leonard and George in the championship.
Harden's ideas have been common in the offseason, just like Durant submitted an application to the team to leave the team in the past, his former big brother has fulfilled his dream and joined the Suns; In addition, after seeing the Blazers' star Lillard name and want to go to the Heat and leave the team to pursue the so-called championship; Harden is impatient, and it is understandable that he follows Lillard and Durant, after all, only loyalty to himself is king.
But the 76ers are not in a hurry to hand Harden over, or want to drag the deal, perhaps trying to get more rewards and benefits from it. However, according to the famous American media "Backward World", the three teams of the Rockets, 76ers and Clippers are likely to make an epic three-way deal in the offseason, after all, there are as many as eight personnel involved; Once this deal becomes a reality, it will completely change the structure of the alliance, and the specific transaction content is as follows:
76ers "2-for-3": use James Harden and Fulkan Colmaz as chips to get Norman Powell, Terence Mann, Kevin Porter Jr.;
Clippers "4 for 3": Norman Powell, Terence Mann, Marcus Morris, 2028 Clippers first-round pick as chips, get James Harden, Jessieen Tate, Fulkan Kolmaz;
Rockets "2-for-2": Using Kevin Porter Jr. and Jesseon Tate as chips, get Marcus Morris, 2028 Clippers first-round pick;
Since this three-way deal includes superstars, role players, titans, and draft picks, it is an epic trade that will affect the strength of the three teams.
Although the 76ers will sacrifice Harden and Kolmaz in this deal, the players they get are enough to change the team's predicament and make up for the losses caused by Harden's departure. We also know that as rising star Maxi grows, the 76ers' outside organization and scoring ability slowly improves; Even if Harden leaves, the presence of Powell is enough to make up for Harden's lack of scoring, and the arrival of Mann can improve the offensive and defensive strength of the wing, and Porter Jr. will also serve as the sixth man of the team, so that the 76ers roster becomes more reasonable and complete.
For the Rockets, who already have Jaylen Green and VanVleet, the presence of the wavelets is somewhat redundant. So be sure to trade it back for draft picks and flank titans. In this deal, the Rockets can get a player like Morris, his rich combat experience will also lead the growth of young people such as Smith Jr., and the 2028 first-round pick can also be further traded, allowing the Rockets to get the players the team needs.
And the Clippers? This team's forward resources have overflowed, so it makes perfect sense to sacrifice some of the wings. To be able to get a top guard like Harden at the expense of Mann and Powell and Morris is a bolder innovation. At the same time, the arrival of Tate and Kolmaz will also make the Clippers more personnel available, in order to reduce the probability of injury to the three superstars of George, Leonard and Harden.
Based on the above analysis, this three-way eight-player epic trade plan can benefit the three-way team and ultimately achieve a win-win situation. Harden finally fulfilled his dream and joined the Clippers, the 76ers really made money in this deal, and the Rockets can get rid of some chicken rib players and completely make up for the team's shortcomings.