1 Bold Trade Sends Blazers’ Damian Lillard To Joel Embiid’s Sixers

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Why The Philadelphia 76ers Do The Deal 

In the event that the Sixers retain Harden, this makes perfect sense. It would be the most talented team in the NBA if they were to join forces. 

There’s no reason to believe Harden and Lillard can’t co-exist effectively, either. It would be an antiquated way of thinking to think that way. Harden is an elite distributor, and Lillard is an elite player off of the ball. 

As a result of that, this looks a bit different if Harden leaves the team. All told, losing him, Harris, and Maxey to bring in Lillard would be an overall roster downgrade. Does it make sense for the Sixers to do that? 

Yes, of course. There is a possibility that pairing Lillard and Joel Embiid would make more sense than pairing Harden and Embiid together. Additionally, it should be able to attract free agents as well.

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In the event that the Sixers lose Harden in the future, this deal still makes sense for them. Assuming they don’t accomplish their goals in 2022-23, of course. 

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James Piercey

James Piercey, a former writer for NBA Analysis Network, focused on constructing NBA trade ideas. He previously covered the Houston Rockets for SB Nation’s blog The Dream Shake, providing daily in-depth analyses of the team. His work also appeared in FanSided and Last Word on Sports, among other outlets.

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