Stone thanks Harden! Rockets, 76ers brewing 9-for-1 deal, Embiid airborne Toyota Center?
Harden's bombardment of the 76ers general manager caused a chain reaction, and what worried Philadelphia fans was that Embiid removed Philadelphia-related elements from his Twitter profile after the incident. Kelly Iko, a member of The Athletic, said on the show that Rockets management is closely watching Embiid's movements, and Embiid and Uduka have a good relationship, which may prompt him to go to Houston. Kelly Iko immediately said that in order to get last season's regular-season MVP, the Rockets are willing to sacrifice Jaylen Green and Shenjing, two talented young players, and he provided a 9-for-1 trade offer, which can be described as full of sincerity, and the specific trade plan is: the Rockets send Jaylen Green + Alperon Shenjing + Jessien Tate + Jeff Green + Jock Randale + 2024, 2026 Nets first-round pick + 2025, In 2027, the Rockets got Joel Embiid of the 76ers in the first round.
Harden was the league's assist leader last season with 10.7 assists per game, and his annual salary of $33 million is clearly not worth him, but he chose to sacrifice his salary in order to win the championship, and the 76ers general manager also promised him a maximum salary contract this summer. But verbal promises are not as real as black and white, and the 76ers general manager's unauthorized change of mind led Harden to describe him as a liar. Embiid sees this in his eyes, and he is afraid that one day he will fall into the same fate as Harden. There are many teams in the league that are interested in Embiid, and the Rockets and Knicks are the two more active. The Knicks are already a playoff-caliber team, and New York can create huge business value for Embiid, so Rockets management needs to face strong competition to get him.
The Rockets' advantage is that head coach Uduka has the ability to change the fate of a team, and Embiid has expressed a desire to play for Uduka's team. In contrast, Knicks head coach Thibodeau is opinionated and old-fashioned, and he is not a good choice for Embiid, who is accustomed to an open style of play. Embiid is 29 years old, 2.13 meters tall, 2.28 meters in arm span, weighs 127 kilograms, a professional center on the court, averaged 34.6 minutes per game last season, contributed 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1 steal and 1.7 blocks, shooting 54.8% from the field. As the league's scoring champion can maintain such an efficient performance, Embiid's dominance on the inside is probably only matched by Jokic and Alphabet Brother.
Rockets coach Uduka has been obsessed with not signing Lopez this summer, and getting Embiid would undoubtedly dissipate his resentment. Although Shen Jing is talented, there is still a long way to go to reach Embiid's level, and if Uduka can put out the starting five Tigers of VanVleet, Porter Jr., Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., Embiid Jr., plus the support of strong players such as Amen Thompson, Tarry Eason and Whitmore, the Rockets will have no problem making the playoffs. If the deal is finalized, Rockets general manager Stone may have to thank Harden hard, after all, most of the chips the Rockets pay are related to him.
This deal is for the 76ers, Jaylen Green and Shenjing are rising stars in the league, they both have a bright future, and four first-round picks are enough to satisfy the appetite of 76ers management, plus the return of sending Harden away in the future, the 76ers will accumulate enough rebuilding chips in the process of trading Embiid and Harden, and Maxi, Jaylen Green, Shenjing's three-young combination is expected to quickly bring the 76ers into the playoff ranks. #NBA##NBA Spit Tournament##Rockets##哈登#
