Since Darryl Morey became president of the basketball business, the 76ers have been exposed as possible with the Rockets’ superstar James Harden. Although there is currently no indication that the Rockets intend to put Harden on the shelves, it is reported that 76 Ren and Morey are still trying to bring Harden to the 76ers in this offseason. According to a recent article by American media Andrew Hughes mentioned that the Sixers, Rockets, Celtics and Knicks formed a four-team Abben deal, which will allow the Sixers to get Harden after this deal.
76ers get: Harden, Hayward, Vincent Porill, Carson Edwards and Austin Rivers
Celtics get: Covington, Payton Jr., Ben McLemore , Wayne Ellington and the Knicks in the first round of 2020
The Knicks get: Russell Westbrook, Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, Daniel House Jr. and Shake Milton
Rockets get: Al Horford, Julius Randall, Kevin Knox, Romeo Langford, Matisse Tibble, Ty Gibson, Mike Scott , The first round of the Grizzlies, Bucks and Celtics in 2020, the first round of the 76ers in 2022, 2024 and 2026, the 76ers in 2023, 2025 and 2027 draft rights swap.
For the Rockets, even if the deal makes the team lose their core players, the team can still get enough future draft assets, and the 76ers can get a superstar player like Harden as they wish. Of course, it will not be easy to promote such a four-team blockbuster trade.
"Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid need a third outside shooter who can be good enough to create scoring independently, and there is no player better than Harden in this league to join him and Simmons. It seems not ideal, but Harden and Embiid are likely to reproduce the effect of the OK combination that year. What's more, the 76ers can also get rid of the contract between Al Horford and Harris, and Hayward's contract is about to expire. It means that the 76ers can release their cap space next season."
If such a deal can become a reality, then this will undoubtedly greatly change the 76ers’ championship strength in the 2020-21 season, and Harden’s joining will indeed Let Simmons and Embiid make adjustments to the game, but on the other hand, a super scorer like Harden can also make the two play completely different games.
Let Harden partner with players like Simmons and Embiid, which will not only make the 76ers a more powerful team on the offensive end, but also help the 76ers improve the team's performance on the defensive end. Because compared to the beginning of his career in the league, Harden has become a player with a solid defensive performance, and he has repeatedly proven that he is a player with better defensive strength.
If the trio of Harden, Simmons and Embiid can have better chemistry and better avoid injury problems, then the 76ers next season will undoubtedly have better championship strength Team.
