The Nets beat Philadelphia 112-107, Maxey was absent because of the brain, and Embiid continued to recuperate from injuries and may return at the end of the month. Today, Harris, who is basically the highest salary, leads the team single-core, with Lowry and Ubre Batum around him. It's a pity that Harris is really not good, and he can't even get the Nets with the highest salary on the team. There is also bad news for Philadelphia today, they have fallen to the play-offs. Yes, Philadelphia made it to the play-offs.
With the Heat winning and Philadelphia losing, Philadelphia finished seventh in the East with a 35-26 record after today. Before Embiid's injury, Philadelphia also had the second record in the East for a time, leading the MVP list. Even at the beginning of the game, Philadelphia won the first place in the East, and they never fell out of the top four in the East. Now that Philadelphia's record is slipping, we can only say that losing Harden was a fatal mistake. Why did Embiid suddenly suffer a major injury this season? It's because I'm too tired and overdraft early.
We had a hunch when Embiid scored consecutive high scores. Philadelphia has not had Harden in tandem this season, and the team needs Embiid to average at least 35 points per game to ensure a win. Embiid is really good enough, and a slash score has put the team on the side. But we all know that averaging 36 points per game requires physical endurance, and the 19-year-old Harden averaged 36 points per game, but the body is an iron man, and he can top it. Embiid is brittle in his own right, and it's no wonder you let him score so tired without getting hurt.
This is what we call the role of Harden, if Philadelphia does not humiliate Harden, give him a two-year short contract, but give him a four-year contract with an annual salary of 35 million, I think Embiid is still the MVP favorite this season. First, Harden's presence can reduce the pressure on Embiid to let go of the picks and ensure his endurance. Second: Harden can keep the basic playoff game, and in Philadelphia in the past few years, Embiid has been injured and Harden has led the team to win more than 60%. We've seen how many games this season have seen Embiid have to come back early for the team before he recovers from his injury.
Just look at Lowry, the base salary that Philadelphia recently received, you can know that an aging Lowry can inject a boost into Philadelphia, let alone Harden? Today, Lowry connected the team, scoring 14 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, starting first in plus/minus, and Nas let him play a full 36 minutes. This just shows how good the tandem guard is, and Philadelphia did win at one point, having led the Nets by more than 10 points. But in the second and final quarters, the Nets defeated Philadelphia with a stronger offense.
For Philadelphia, Oubre scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists off the bench, and Harris, who had the highest salary, only scored 18 points. In fact, Harden has long told Embiid about his worth, but on the issue of contract extension, Embiid did not help Harden pressure management. Because if Embiid is determined to keep Harden, the team will give him a four-year long-term contract. And Harris's contract expires this offseason, which means that keeping Harden, Philadelphia can still free up a space to bring in reinforcements, and Maxey can also re-sign Maxey.
Philadelphia today is a fiasco; Embiid is injured, the team will not even make the playoffs, and there will be no big fish to sign in the offseason. It is impossible for the Clippers to let George go, and Ballmer is ready to renew Harden and George, and Kazi has also mentioned a contract extension. In the offseason, Philadelphia will have no salary and nothing to do, and will end up renewing Maxey's contract and then scraping together to continue next season. To be honest, with a boss like Philadelphia who picks and searches, coupled with Wangcai's **, it is too difficult to break out of the East, so far Philadelphia has not made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and sooner or later Embiid will have to apply for a trade.
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