The Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets trade has passed for some time, and although Simmons and Harden have not yet played, it is widely believed that it is a win-win deal for all parties. Both the team and the players have achieved their goals. However, just today, the famous Bill Simmons broke the news that Harden was not Embiid's favorite partner, in contrast, he hoped that the team could bring in Beal.
"The reason the deal took so long is because the 76ers' management has always wanted to bring in Harden; but Embiid, more than ever, wants the team to bring in Beal. So for quite some time, the two sides have been pulling..." said Simmons.
In a way, Embiid's preference for partner Bill is not unreasonable. Although both are considered representatives of the excellent defenders in the active league, but the technical characteristics are not small differences, Harden is good at holding the ball, can also organize tandems, he is a natural protagonist, can carry the entire team on the shoulders, and Beal in the absence of the ball is more prominent, he can attack with the ball, but if the team needs, he can play the green leaf next to Embiid.
Embiid, like Harden, is a typical core play. The 27-year-old talented center has become more versatile in the past two seasons, he can retreat three-pointers, he also has mid-range shots, and he can also make a dashing and flowing back jump shot in the low position like Jordan and Kobe... All of this requires Rivers to elaborately set up a lot of tactics for him, and it takes teammates to give him enough ball. When Harden and Embiid are on the floor at the same time, there is only one basketball, which may be a time bomb planted in advance.
It is worth mentioning that if Harden announces the implementation of his player options for next season, then he and Embiid will have a trial and error time of more than one season, and once the two are really incompatible, Harden does not rule out that he will pat his ass and leave, when the 76ers may end up with a blank result.