Just because Ben wasn't back doesn't mean you have to take on someone who has proven time and again they can't exist with another star. Harden is a volume shooter and putting up 22ppg. Seth is a spot up shooter and putting up 15ppg. Seth is exactly the role player that the 6ers need. Harden is exactly the "ball must be in my hands and I need 20 shots a game to get to 20 points" that the 6ers don't need.
Harden can score and handle the basketball. Two things the sixers sorely needed. Curry can be nice, but he tends to only put it up when he's wide open. Harden working the pick and roll should be nice and will lessen the double and triple teams Embiid sees. Also helps take the ball out of Tobias' hands fucking things up at the end of the game with everyone on Embiid. Year and a half to see if it works and do a possible extension, if not that's money freed up to pair another with Embiid and Maxey. On the other hand they could have stuck with Seth Curry.
Harden can drive, Seth can't ... Harden can create (10.2 assists), Seth can't ... the only player prior to Harden who could drive to the cup and draw fouls (aside from Embiid) is Tyrese Maxey and he's still young and doesn't get as much respect as a vet like Harden. Again, bigs like Embiid don't have a long shelf life ... you have to go for it now that he's playing like an MVP and in his prime. Seth Curry is a nice spot up jumper, but in the playoffs when defenses play much tighter he won't be much of a difference maker. Does Harden guarantee the Sixers get far in the playoffs? No ... but at least it gives you a much better chance than going into the post season with what the Sixers had. I can easily see Harden's points shoot up to 25+ with the Sixers.
and multiple 1st round picks to either use to trade for someone who isn't a cancer or draft another player.
you're really overvaluing those 1sts. The one this year or next is going to be late. At which point, if they really wanted to move up to that position, wouldn't be too hard. Who knows about the later, protected one.
Three times. Harden wanted off a team because he wasn't the lone star THREE TIMES.
if you say so. i recall him being traded once because the team wasn't going to be able to afford him. a second time because the team wasn't going anywhere, and a third time because it wasn't the team he wanted to be on.
I do hate him. And the reasons I've already stated are why. He wants to engineer things and then cry when he gets his way.
just shipped out a guy like that. had a whole team built to suit his needs. took his ball and went home. i'll get by.
