The Brooklyn Nets-James Harden saga has come to an finish.
In keeping with NBA Insider Shams Charania, the Nets are flipping the Beard for Ben Simmons and 76ers sharpshooter Seth Curry and draft capital.
BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are finalizing commerce sending James Harden for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and draft picks, sources inform @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 10, 2022
There was a will-they-won’t-they vibe coming from the Nets as they’ve suffered by means of a nine-game shedding streak after Kevin Durant went down with an MCL sprain, and Harden has missed the final three video games with a hamstring harm. They’ve additionally been contending with Kyrie Irving, who stays unvaccinated however, as a part-time player, will get to play video games on the highway.
The identical goes for the 76ers, who obtained a commerce request from Ben Simmons after being closely criticized by Doc Rivers and Joel Embiid after the 6ers misplaced to the Hawks within the second spherical of the Jap Convention playoffs.
Since then, reviews have flip-flopped on Harden wanting to leave Brooklyn, just for ESPN to confirm that the Beard does need to depart however is cautious of the backlash that’ll include making a commerce request from his second staff in as a few years.
Simmons’ trade request additionally boils right down to his reported psychological well being points after listening to his coach and long-time teammate publicly query what’s behind his struggles to ship a title to the 76ers. Earlier than Thursday’s blockbuster commerce between the 76ers and Nets, Simmons was linked to the Timberwolves, Kings, Path Blazers, and the Hawks.
They had been requested to primarily promote the home simply to amass Simmons, forcing the Kings out of the Simmons Sweepstakes.
The Nets play the Wizards on Thursday, and the 76ers play the Thunder on Friday.
