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- The Eastern Conference rivals reportedly have agreed to a huge deal before the deadline on Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers have completed a blockbuster trade centered around former Kia NBA MVP James Harden and former All-Star guard Ben Simmons, according to multiple reports.
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Feb 10, 2022 · The saga between the Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons finally came to an end, just hours before the NBA's trade deadline, as the Sixers shipped Simmons -- along with Seth Curry, Andre Drummond...
- Michael Kaskey-Blomain
- Ben Simmons-James Harden Trade Details
- Original Trade Grades For 76ers, Nets
- New 76ers Trade Grade: B+
- New Nets Trade Grade: B
- Another Trade Winner: The Rockets
76ers receive:James Harden, Paul MillsapNets receive:Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, 2023 first-round pick, 2027 first-round pick (top-eight protected)I was a big fan of this trade, giving both the Sixers and Nets A grades. I liked the trade for the Sixers because they had almost no leverage, yet they still managed to get an All-Star player back. Simmons wasn't going to play for them, and they were going to risk wasting an MVP-caliber season from Joel Embiid if they did nothing. Instead, they pic...
The Sixers did look pretty good right after the trade, going 17-8 in the remainder of the regular season and beating the Raptors in the first round. But an Embiid injury that limited his availability in the second round, along with a disappearing act from Harden, spelled the end of their season. They also badly missed Curry's secondary creation and...
Part of the impetus for acquiring Simmons was that he could help the Nets make some type of playoff run. But Simmons never played a single game for his new team last season, and the Nets were swept by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. That result has to drop the grade a bit. As for the long-term value of Simmons, he's been a mixed bag...
The Rockets weren't involved in this trade, but surely they were looking on with great interest. They owned the Nets' first-round picks in 2022, 2024 and 2026, along with pick swaps in 2023, 2025 and 2027. The Nets finished 14-11 after the trade, shipping over the No. 17 pick in the draft at season's end. That pick turned into Tari Eason, who has l...
- Stephen Noh
Feb 10, 2022 · The Brooklyn Nets have traded James Harden and Paul Millsap to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, completing the blockbuster...
Feb 11, 2022 · The 76ers got their second superstar, with James Harden coming over in a blockbuster multiplayer trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Ben Simmons got his wish, a trade out of Philadelphia.
Feb 10, 2022 · The Nets traded James Harden, a former Most Valuable Player Award winner, to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday for a package centered on Ben Simmons, the three-time All-Star point guard...
Feb 11, 2022 · The headline of the day was the blockbuster trade that saw James Harden go to the Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons travel in the opposite direction to the Brooklyn Nets.
