People are happy to be in good spirits, harden has not played a game in Philadelphia. Embiid's aggression on the pitch went up a level.
Embiid has said after the trade that Harden may be the best star he has partnered with so far, the home star of the MVP + West Finals team, and the firepower of 30+ leading scoring in previous seasons, which is indeed a new career experience for Embiid.
But for Harden, the pressure is greater. In Houston and Brooklyn consecutive requests for trades, every time Harden's popularity and popularity are a slap in the face. Stephen Curry of the same year already holds three championship rings, while Harden has nothing to gain at the age of 30. And coming to the fourth team of his career, Harden can be said to have no way back.
Embiid, who easily dominates the penalty area and is in the top two centers, paired with the magic ball master James Harden, has the opportunity to become a new generation of big dreams and glider combinations. But in this era, the division of labor in each position has become less obvious, and the change of offensive space has made the offensive area of each star more three-dimensional. Harden and Embiid must find ways to integrate in the new era.
Embiid, who does not eat cake, and the defense of the 76ers, how to achieve 1+1 is greater than 2
He averaged 29.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, but Embiid's stats didn't come out of thin air.
Similar to another super center, Jokic, Embiid's achievements are built on staggering usage. Now, the work of a center in most teams is reduced to defending and "eating pie" under the basket, and the work of scoring is assigned to the striker and super defender. But when the team has a big basketball player, that rule has to change.
Embiid has 37.6 percent possession of the round, ranking first in the league.
This is a core statistic that directly reflects the tactical thinking of the 76ers, and most of their rounds are initiated and terminated by Embiid. As a tactical core, whether it is counterattacking and advancing with the ball, or in positional warfare, attacking at the top of the arc, Embiid's ball holding is indispensable.
In terms of teammate coordination, Embiid is not a traditional big man who blocks down the baton - the end of the basket. Even if the 76ers did not use Embiid to block and dismantle, Embiid also loved "demolition", moving outward after disassembly, shooting to the end; or moving outward, opening up enough 1-on-1 head-to-head space for teammates.
The core with a higher ball holding rate means that Harden, who is accustomed to playing with the ball, will certainly not return to the big core playing style of the Rockets. Amplify harden's situation when he is in a state of no-ball, often falling into confusion and rarely running positions.
But Harden's change at the Nets is also a good foundation for the 76ers. Harden's role in the Nets has changed, averaging 5 shots per game, in exchange for 4 assists for teammates, rebounds have also improved compared to the Rockets period, and this kind of non-scoring field improvement is also essential in the 76ers.
Harden and Embiid's defense: each has its own strengths and weaknesses
Moving to the defensive end, not being good at defending and not defending hard has always been Harden's championship obstacle.
Two stars with large weights in their respective positions get together, and the lateral movement becomes a breakthrough on the field.
Embiid and Harden have the same defensive strengths, heavy body, stable center of gravity, and very strong ability to defend. Embiid's height and arm span are there, and the assistive defense and deterrence in the basket area are also in the first gear.
But if the defensive range is expanded and Embiid's movement is flexible, it is difficult to take care of the defense in a large range while being the main attacker at such a large weight. Embiid's lateral defense and Harden's defense, in view of the duo's level of defense, teams with high-level projection ability may make a little fuss about it.
That's why, the 76ers refused to let go of Their Bull during the trade, even preferring to give 2 first rounds. Partner Harden's flank, height, athleticism and defensive strength are indispensable, and the young Sebel is just to meet these conditions, after Harden completed the transaction has not yet appeared, against the Cavaliers game, Sebel single game sent 6 steals, in the draft, but also with a one-handed defensive skill, in the case of attack is not smart, hard to be selected into the first round.
The idea of the 76ers is that since they have to trade Simmons, they will split Simmons's role on the court as much as possible, and Simmons is mainly strong in organization and defense. Although Harden is not good at playing for a long time without the ball, the passing field is also good at delivering assists. To defend with sharp troops, Sebel's progress just filled the gap in Philadelphia's defense.