To arrive at ? Will not arrive? For several days, the Ben Simmons which complicates the trade!”>76ers were suspended the possibility of this exchange with the Nets, finally concluded about two hours the fateful moment. ” Even until yesterday morning (Thursday)we were not heading towards a transfer, describes Doc Rivers. Daryl (Morey) et Elton (Brand), I can tell you, worked like crazy. They did not give up and succeeded in doing so. »
Namely, to concretize this transfer which has been discussed for several days between Ben Simmons and James Harden. Philadelphia thus gets its hands on “ a player who creates his own shot, creates shots for others and another guy on the team who draws the two-man strikes, which is really valuable, so we really like having all that “, enumerates the coach of the 76ers.
Joel Embiid will no longer be the only player to attract so much attention from opposing defenses. The arrival of the former Rockets MVP will reconfigure the Sixers offense, especially in terms of carrying the ball. In the absence of Ben Simmons, other players like Furkan Korkmaz or Shake Milton were sometimes mobilized in support of Tyrese Maxey.
The situation had prompted the coach to demand, earlier in the week, the recruitment of an additional player on the 1/2 positions. With James Harden, even if he lost a pure back with Seth Curry, he should be served.
We want him to have the ball in his hands
« We want him to have the ball in his hands. We want Joel and Tyrese to have it too, it solves the problem we’ve had all year at the playmaker position. We should have a playmaker on the floor all the time, which is obviously positive for the team. But I think it’s good for the other guys to play, the Furkans, the Shakes. They don’t have to worry about carrying the ball. It will help them both immensely. imagines the coach.
His training won last night against the Thunder without his flagship rookie, with whom Doc Rivers spoke on the phone several times. James Harden is also likely to miss the upcoming night’s game against the Cavs. He could thus make his debut next Tuesday, with the reception of the Celtics.
The leader will not be the only one to discover the Wells Fargo Center. It should not be forgotten that the veteran Paul Millsap was also integrated into this exchange of magnitude. This one was no longer used by Steve Nash in Brooklyn. The 76ers racket being less dense, with the departure of Andre Drummond, it could be used more.
« We can use it. We want to see it. I told him on the phone that if we use him, it will be at the pivot position because I believe that is his place. And I believe that a veteran with a strong character is never bad to put in your locker room “Judge Doc Rivers, who therefore offers no guarantee to the 37-year-old player. And hints that the 76ers could go for an additional interior in the buyout market.
