According to the NBA Journal, several sources revealed that Harden believes that the window for him to chase the championship in the Rockets has been closed, and forming a super team with the Nets is his best way to win the championship.
Although Harden has changed his mind, the Rockets still hope to make Harden change his mind. They told Harden that he would try to strengthen the team after the trading market and free agent market opened, and continue to attack the championship next season. At the same time, they also promised Harden, willing to provide a two-year super maximum salary of 103 million, and renew Harden in advance.
Harden’s contract with the Rockets has three years left, and it can be renewed in advance next year to sign a two-year super base salary of 103 million yuan. In other words, as long as Harden stays on the team, he can become the first player in league history with an annual salary of $50 million.
However, none of this can make Harden change his mind. Harden told the team owner Fertitta that he was focused on being traded to the Nets, for which he rejected the Rockets' early contract extension.
Pelicans guard Hart updated his personal Twitter, saying: "Reject 50 million annual salary? I drop an old swan"
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Nets defender Dinwiddie forwarded the news and wrote: Wow!
It is worth mentioning that Dinwiddie is one of the chips in all versions of Harden's trading plan. In other words, if Harden succeeds in joining the Nets, Dinwiddie will be traded to the Rockets.
According to multiple sources, the Rockets and the Nets have been in contact, but so far have not had any meaningful dialogue.
In order to get Harden, the Nets added Dinwiddie, Levere, Allen, Prince and the No. 19 pick this year, the first round of 21 years, the first round of 23 years, 25 The first round of 2012, the first round of swap rights in 22 years.
However, according to the report of Shams, the Rockets are not interested in these transaction proposals unless Irving or Durant join in.
Rockets' request is impossible for the Nets to accept. The Nets can't pay Durant to get Harden. Although Durant suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, but his recovery is good, the Nets are very confident that Durant can at least recover to 90%, or even 100%. Durant at the peak is stronger than Harden. In order to get Harden to send Durant, it is meaningless for the Nets. If
analyzes from the competitive level, it is indeed a good choice to trade Harden with Irving. This not only solves the problem of ball distribution, but also makes the lineup more reasonable.
But Durant and Irving are tied together. The two didn't know when to start, they established a deep friendship, and then joined the Nets in the offseason last year. If the Nets send Irving away in order to get Harden, Durant may be unhappy. So unless Durant told the Nets management that he didn't care, the Nets wouldn't dare to touch Irving.
Negotiations between the Nets and the Rockets are deadlocked. According to Shams, the 76ers are also one of Harden's potential next homes. Although Harden said he only hopes to join the Nets and play with Durant, Harden's contract does not have the right to veto the deal. In other words, if the Rockets feel that they must not be able to keep Harden, and the 76ers' chips are more valuable than the Nets, then the Rockets will not necessarily complete Harden and the Nets. The Rockets hope to trade Harden to get Ben Simmons, but the 76ers are now unwilling to send Simmons away.
