Because of dissatisfaction with the adjustment of the team's season goals, Harden chose to leave the Rockets. After more than two months' pulling, Harden, who once tore his face, finally left the Rockets and went to his favorite Nets. This result obviously makes Harden very happy and satisfied, and it is also directly reflected in his words and deeds on and off the court. What's more, in his first game for the Nets, he tried his best to play 30+ triple doubles. In the game, he can see that Harden changed his previous loose attitude and fought for almost every goal. Even when 2+ 1 didn't score, Harden showed a very depressed expression and action, and even took the initiative to take responsibility after the game to show that he had made too many mistakes.
In addition to Harden, the core teams of the Nets and Rockets have naturally become winners. The Nets got Harden as they wished and built a super Big Three. KD finally doesn't have to lead the team alone. With the two cores of KD and Harden, the Nets finally have full confidence to express their dissatisfaction with Owen. After the team won the first game with Harden, general manager Max expressed his dissatisfaction with Owen. After all, if Owen has another moth, the Nets are fully confident to send it away.
The rocket is naturally one of the winners. After nearly two months of entanglement with Harden, the team finally got rid of Harden's departure shadow. Although many players were injured, the team returned to its former "Texas Xiao Qiang" style. More importantly, the Rockets got enough returns in the transaction, and the team not only achieved the goal of saving money, but also gained a bright future. Even the knights and walkers in the transaction earned a lot of money. It can only be said that Harden's current transaction can be described as happy, and there are no losers.
In addition to the profits of the teams and players involved in the transaction, the American media bluemanhoop even thought that the warriors who did not participate in the whole process took advantage of Harden's transaction and listed two reasons.
Reason 1: The Warriors lost a playoff seat competitor.
After the transaction was completed, Cole said in an interview that he was glad to see Harden leave the west because the competition in the west was too fierce. Obviously, Cole expressed his thoughts on the western teams. So far this season, among the teams in the West 15, only the Timberwolves are in an absolutely dilapidated state and have no competitiveness at all. Other reconstruction teams, such as Pelican, Grizzly Bear, Thunder and Kings, have formed stable competitiveness. Therefore, under the reimbursement of Clay, it is not easy for the Warriors to get a playoff seat. With Harden's departure, the competitiveness of the Rockets will naturally be greatly reduced, and the difficulty of the Warriors' competition in the playoffs will also be reduced in disguise.
Reason 2: The Warriors didn't spend all their money on pursuing Harden.
When Harden chose to trade, the Warriors were regarded as one of his favorite choices. Considering the fluctuations at the beginning of the Warriors' season, the outside world once supported the Warriors to spend all their money and pursue Harden through trading, forming a super giant duo of Harden+Curry. However, according to the configuration and play of the Warriors, it is obviously very unwise to make such a bet. Fortunately, the warriors did not choose this road. Warriors just need to cultivate a new star like Wiseman with peace of mind and wait patiently until Clay returns. They will still be reasonable champions.