With Dragic, San Antonio also received a selection in the first round of this year’s draft. He sent wingers Thaddeus Young and Drew Eubanks to Toronto, along with a second-round draft pick.
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Dragič came to the Canadian club from Miami before this season, where he spent over six years, and in 2018 he earned a Heat Star nomination in the Heat jersey. He played for Toronto in only five matches, leaving the team in mid-November for personal reasons.
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Harden leaves Brooklyn a year later, heading to Philadelphia for the striking Simmons
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NBA’s top three scorer James Harden is heading from Brooklyn to Philadelphia in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond. The transaction, which took place shortly before today’s deadline for overseas basketball league transfers, also includes drafts.
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Harden changes team after 13 months. According to the ESPN television station, he said about the exchange, but he wanted to keep it secret due to fears of negative reactions. Already last year, he forced him to leave Houston, which he started for over eight years.
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In the Nets, he created a star trio with Kevin Durant and Kyri Irving, but the team did not lead to the dream title. In last year’s playoffs, Brooklyn lost in the quarterfinals in seven games to the later Milwaukee champion.
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Brooklyn is currently eighth in the Eastern Conference this season due to Durant’s health problems and Harden’s less pronounced performances. Due to the absence of coronavirus vaccination, Irving is not allowed to compete in home games and has played only 12 matches.
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The 32-year-old Harden also did not play the last matches due to muscle problems. In 44 games this season, he averages 22.5 points, 10.2 assists and eight rebounds per game. He was the league’s top scorer from 2018 to 2020. Four years ago, he was voted the most useful NBA player, ten times nominated for the All-Star Game.
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Philadelphia got rid of the striking star Simmons. The Australian basketball player claimed an exchange before this season and refused to play for the team where he had spent all four years in the NBA.
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