The 76ers successfully avoided taxes on the trading day, Embiid was seriously injured, and the championship became a joke
On Feb. 9, the NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers got Hield and sent Morris Jr., Korkmaz and three second-round picks. The 76ers then traded House and the 2024 second-round pick to the Pistons, and after giving away the $4.31 million contract, it is already $2.7 million below the luxury tax line. In other words, the 76ers successfully avoided taxes after sending House away.
Many fans ridiculed the 76ers, saying that such management thought of not targeted reinforcements, but how to avoid taxes, and it was clear that their goal was not to win the NBA championship, but to reduce spending as much as possible. With Embiid seriously injured and undergoing surgery, this season's Philadelphia 76ers want to compete for the championship, which has almost become a joke. In fact, after Embiid's injury, the 76ers' record and standings have dropped badly, and they have slipped to fifth in the East after three consecutive losses.
Harden has been praised by many fans, and it can be seen from Harden's own current situation and the situation of his old club that Harden's choice to leave the 76ers is very correct. When Harden left the Nets and disintegrated the Big Three, he went to the 76ers and later took a salary cut to renew his contract, all with the goal of teaming up with Embiid to win the NBA championship, which is also the only honor missing in Harden's career.
As a result, the 76ers missed consecutive championships, and Harden's promise was not fulfilled, so Harden chose to break with the club's management, and he always wanted to join the Clippers until the start of the season. Now Harden has a good run-in with the Clippers, and after 6 consecutive defeats at the beginning, he gradually played at the level of an All-Star level, and led the team to a good position in the highly competitive West, teaming up with Leonard, Paul George and Wei Shao, to impact the first championship in team history, full of desire, and the possibility of winning the championship is indeed very high.
Looking at the current 76ers, Embiid is seriously injured, the team's record is declining, and the club's management obviously does not have much desire and reinforcement demands, which also makes many 76ers fans helpless.