In the past few years in the NBA, more and more superstars have been dissatisfied with their original teams, and have chosen to publicly declare their intention to join other teams during the contract period, and they have designated their next team. For example, Harden expressed his desire to join the Nets and join forces with Durant, but it is very difficult for Harden to join the Nets, and there has been no substantial progress between the two parties. Last year, Davis also publicly stated that he wanted to join the Lakers. Finally, after the offseason, the Pelicans completed the deal with the Lakers. Davis quickly helped the Lakers win the championship and completed the most important goal of his career. Then the question arises. He is also a superstar. Why can Davis go to the Lakers if he wants to, but can't join the Nets if Harden wants to?

There are still many differences between the two situations. For example, the contract period is the biggest difference. When Davis requested a trade, there were two and a half years left on the contract, but there was a player option in the last year. Davis could choose to get out of the contract. That is to say, after the end of the season, Davis could operate until there is only one year left. year contract. So although the Pelicans were very angry about Davis' actions, they had to think about how to trade him away. At that time, the Pelicans also discussed the trade of Davis with many teams, but other teams were also worried about Davis' designated buyer, fearing that he would leave as soon as his contract was up, causing the next buyer to lose money. He defeated his wife and defeated his troops.

Harden still has 3 years left on his contract. Although he also has player options in the last year, he can still play for 2 seasons if the contract is full. In this case, the Rockets are not in a hurry and can completely stay. Sell ??at price. Because other teams can play for two years as long as they get Harden. In this case, there are still teams willing to take risks, and the Nets will have other competitors.

Although Davis designated the Lakers as his next home, the Lakers did not maliciously lower the price because of this. Instead, they sincerely laid out the assets they had acquired through squandering in the past few years. Including the two No. 2 picks Ingram and Ball, Hart, a good shooter, and several future draft picks, it can be said that the Lakers have given everything they have. During the offseason, only James and Kuzma were left on the Lakers' roster.

The reason why the Lakers are so generous is mainly because they are afraid that the Pelicans will trade Davis to other teams in a hurry. It's not like the Lakers have never suffered such losses. George and Leonard are examples. After being traded away, they will feel that the Lakers are not sincere and will not join the Lakers when their contracts expire. Therefore, when it comes to dealing with Davis, the Lakers no longer want to cause trouble, and James' age cannot wait. It can be a year earlier.

The Nets are not willing to pay too many assets to get Harden, they are not willing to give Irving, and they have few future draft picks. At most, players like Dinwiddie and LeVert can be given, but they can't even make the All-Stars. The bargaining chip that can impress the Rockets is either a superstar or a potential stock, but the Nets cannot provide them either.

After Davis publicly stated that he wanted to change teams, he was once ignored by the Pelicans, but he is young and can afford to wait. Harden is already 32 years old and can no longer afford to waste this time. So Harden still can't fall out with the Rockets. The latter has a dark history of being mean to its stars (T-Mac). Wouldn't it be wrong if Harden angered the management and was sent to a bad team like the Knicks? Wasting his last peak period?