The Harden uncertainty naturally creates a ripple-effect for a team with a new coach in Nick Nurse, the reigning NBA MVP in Joel Embiid and aspirations to remain a championship contenders.
after a trade request accompanied his decision to exercise his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season. But the Sixers are not in a hurry to make such a deal, after deeming the initial trade market unsatisfactory when the transaction cycle began earlier this summer.
This will be in an immediate test for Nurse in adaptability, a sometimes-daily requirement for coaches because of injury, load management and other quirks throughout the course of a long season. Maxey as an every-possession ballhandler is a seemingly positive development for a player who uses his explosiveness to attack the rim and create separation to pull up from beyond the arc. Yet when asked about his continued development, Maxey often talks about sharpening his decision-making and distributing when he gets into the paint. Maxey also has excelled while playing off Harden — or in three-guard lineups with Harden and De’Anthony Melton — by making 43.
Embiid is a masterful basketball player, blending power and skill that made him virtually impossible to stop while leading the NBA in scoring in each of the past two seasons. Yet Harden absolutely made life easier for the big man, creating a fantastic pick-and-roll combination and getting Embiid the ball in prime spots on the floor to operate.
Now, Harris is entering the final season of a lucrative contract that has often drawn vicious criticism from outsiders. Could that coincide with a return to more offensive responsibility, on par with the seasons before the Harden trade and Maxey’s emergence?
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