To be honest, the SUNS are in a bad situation, because it's not a matter of whether Bill fits in or not. Some people compare Harden to the losing streak when he joined the Clippers, in fact, this is a wrong comparison. The reason is that what the SUNS need from Beal is not the same as what the Clippers need from Harden. Why did the Clippers bring in Harden? Because Westbrook wasn't good enough.
Westbrook can organize, but not very good at defense and offense, he can't open up space on the court, and is not the starting point guard of a championship team. This is not to say that Westbrook is more suitable for Pepper because the Clippers 3-1 record before Harden joined, because those games are weak teams. Coupled with the limitations of Westbrook's own style, he can only play 10-20 minutes of good ball, but the negative effect is obvious for a long time. In the organization, Westbrook can not Harden more balanced distribution of the ball. Harden balanced Irving and Durant in the Nets, and he balanced Embiid and Maxi in Philadelphia.
That is to say, Harden's licensing, will not let the superstar around the data decline. The Clippers need to have a guard who can organize, but does not drag space, and the more than 30 million annual salary of Harden is naturally the current optimal solution. And the recent run-in between Harden and Cagliano is also getting better, the Clippers have won 10 of their last 13 games. And Bill can do that in his run-in? High probability is hard. What the SUNS need is not another undermatched man, they need a counterpart of Chris Paul, or something even stronger than Paul, otherwise what's the point of your soha?
Harden is the best fit of the solar players, he is almost an upgraded version of Paul. Harden is younger, making less than $40 million a year, can organize, and can keep the regular season record so that the SUNS don't have to worry about Durant and Booker injuries. Then look at Beal's attendance this season and whether he can help the SUNS, who honestly might as well keep Paul. The three SUNS scored 75+20+13, Durant 27 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Bill only 14 points -11 starting worst, which is also his two consecutive positive negative negative. Even the presence of Beal has forced Booker into the point guard, today Booker shot 9 of 15, 14 of 15 free throws with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists.
The strategy we imagined Beal would make it easier for Booker and Durant hasn't worked so far. Beal is like Booker with worse defense and weakened offense. To put it crudely, Beal is probably worth less to the SUNS than Eric Gordon. Well, at least they're protected. Bill's a loophole. The most important thing is that Bill takes an average salary of 50 million in the next four seasons, and Harden has an annual salary of 35.6 million this year, and the Clippers can sign Harden for many years with an annual salary of 30 million.
50 million Bill, 30 million Harden, whether it is suitable for the team or cost-effective, there is no doubt that Harden is a complete victory. So far this season, Harden has played 18 games for the Clippers, averaging 16 points, 4.6 boards and 6.8 assists in 33.4 minutes per game, shooting 46.2%. 39.4 percent from three-point range and 64 percent from true shooting. It is worth mentioning that Harden's multiple high-level data can rank first and at least second in the Clippers. It can be said that the Clippers only use more than 30 million annual salary to get 50 million annual salary return.
Durant applied for a trade in the Nets, and he didn't join the SUNS to continue playing in the second round, he wanted to win. But the SUNS do not respect Durant, it is clear that the offseason Durant and Booker first approached Harden to discuss the possibility of playing. However, the SUNS are a little disgusted with Harden's old age and choose the younger Bill. The current Western conference 10th record Sun Soha undoubtedly gambled lost, imagine the point guard Harden, point guard Booker, Durant, interior line and Nurkic, this lineup is not much stronger than the Sun now? This lineup is simply the reemergence of the invincible Nets trio of Harden Irving and Durant in previous years, and Booker is also less healthy than Irving.
