The preseason issue about the Philadelphia and Clippers trade has been raging, and Harden is in a very awkward position, unable to advance and backward. According to sources, Harden's next home will have uncertainties in the future, the Heat will cut off halfway, and the Bulls will open a three-way deal if they have enough chips.
Pierce is one of the well-known figures on the American media talk show, and he also said in the show that he felt that Harden's new season may be the last season, such as Iverson or Anthony before, who had to accept reality and retire.
Although Pierce has always liked to make such alarmist remarks, he even makes a bad evaluation of James. Harden's current career is still at the end of his prime, but if there is no new progress in the trade, the 76ers will be fined, but the team's strength, including the prospect of a championship, is hopeless, and Embiid may still leave.
The 76ers are also aware that the deal will become a stalemate, and recently according to US media reports, Philadelphia decided to restart negotiations with the Heat, hoping to send Harden to Miami. "As far as I know, it's increasingly likely that the Heat will be Harden's next because they're hungry for a win.
Miami is a competitive team, and Harden is willing to play there. For the 76ers, they may have to make this deal with the Heat and get some return. Lowry's expiring $29.6 million contract helped balance Harden's deal.
And Lowry has worked with Nas and Danny Green, he knows Nas's system very well, and won the 2019 championship with the Raptors. 76ers team reporter Keith Pompey wrote in the report. Although it didn't wait for Lillard, the Heat traded Harden to get Harden as a wise choice.
Looking at Lillard's asking chips, the Heat really can't provide such conditions. Every summer, the Heat trade with other teams on the offer of Hilo, who they see as priceless, but other teams aren't interested in it.
Initially, the 76ers offered Harden an extremely high price. But as the situation developed, Harden's value gradually became less optimistic. Luckily, the Heat are willing to bid at this time, and the 76ers will naturally be happy to negotiate with them. It can be seen from the US media report that the chip given by the Heat is most likely Lowry plus the first-round pick.
That's a lot less than the 76ers' initial expected offer. Will the shrewd Morey be calculated by Riley, the old fox? Of course, the Heat also desperately need a star guard who can develop offense. In the preseason, the Heat's 3-2 performance exposed an old problem: the team's limited offensive firepower, and insufficient talent led to a low ceiling.
With the departure of Vincent and Strus, the new Richardson did not work well. While they can continue to dig out draft failures, that doesn't make them championships after all. For now, both the Bucks and Celtics are stronger, Butler is 34 years old and Adebayo has hit the ceiling of talent. The Heat need to form the Big Three again to rise to the challenge. And Harden may be the star the Heat need.