Official announcement! The Harden deal is finally reached, congratulations to Pepper, congratulations to Wei Shao, and the Super Big Four is born
The NBA regular season is in full swing, and the Nuggets have won four in a row to top the league. The Mavericks are 3-0, the Green Army is 3-0, and only these three teams in the league have maintained a winning streak and have not lost. The Green Army has strengthened their starting lineup since trading for Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, but the bench has also become a little weaker. Both the Bucks and the Suns have lost, the Bucks have an All-Star lineup of Antetokounmpo + Lillard + Middleton + Lopez, and the Suns Durant + Booker + Beal Big Three have not played in the regular season together (Bill Booker is injured). Official announcement! The Harden deal is finally reached, congratulations to Pepper, congratulations to Wei Shao, and the Super Big Four is born.
The Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers trade for Harden has finally settled. NBA Celebrity Shams and American media ESPN reported at the same time that the Clippers and the 76ers have reached a deal, and the Clippers will send Batum + Morris Jr. + Covington + Martin Jr. + 2 first-round picks + 2 second-round picks + 1 draft pick swap rights to the 76ers in exchange for Harden + Tucker + Ruscheff. In this deal, there was no Terrance Mann, the 76ers were relieved, Harden and Tucker joined the Clippers together, and Batum + Covington + Morris Jr. and other giants also joined the Philadelphia 76ers.
From the analysis of this deal, the Clippers are definitely the winners, and the 76ers are not a loss, and there are more mutual benefits and win-win results. First of all, 76ers rising star Maxey played very well, he averaged 30.3 points + 6.7 rebounds + 6.3 assists per game in the first three games, which made the Philadelphia 76ers believe that without Harden, Maxey can become the strongest helper next to Embiid. In addition, 76ers new signing Oubre is playing well, and he has also become an important part of the team. Embiid + Maxey + Harris + Oubre + Melton's core lineup, plus Batum + Covington + Morris Jr. + Martin Jr., the 76ers' lineup after the trade is still very strong.
Secondly, after the Clippers got Harden and Tucker, the core roster has become stronger. Although everyone likes to joke that "Harden was not even selected as an All-Star", his average of 21 points + 6.4 rebounds + 10.6 assists (first in the league) + 1.2 steals per game last season is a very good All-Star statistic for any guard. Moreover, in the playoffs last season, Embiid played abnormally, Harden scored 40+ points in a single game twice to save the team, and the 76ers completely relied on Harden's outburst in the playoffs to survive. Harden's strength is not as unbearable as fans ridicule.
The Clippers now have four All-Star giants, Leonard + Paul George + Harden + Wei Shao, and the Kajiao combination has been working together for many years, but unfortunately it is difficult to win the championship due to injury problems. Harden and Wei Shao have teamed up three times, from the Thunder, to the Rockets, and now to the Clippers, the two brothers Harden and Wei Shao have been pursuing a championship. This time, the Clippers have a super Big Four team, plus a large group of powerful players, and the Clippers' championship strength has instantly improved a notch.
In the Eastern Conference, the Green Army, the Bucks and the 76ers are the three championship contenders, and the competition in the Western Conference is too fierce. The defending champion Nuggets have the strongest starting lineup, the Suns have the strongest scoring triumvirate, the Warriors have won consecutive games after getting Paul, and the state is inexplicable, the Clippers have the Big Four, the Lakers have the two cores of Zhan Mei, and the Mavericks have Doncic and Irving. It's too difficult to compete for the top three spots in the West and a spot in the finals. Suns, Nuggets, Clippers, Warriors, Lakers and Mavericks, which team do you think can make it out of the West and reach the Finals?