Nets’ Blake Griffin takes his shot at James Harden, says the Nets are better now that they have players who want to be there
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The Brooklyn Nets completed the much-anticipated mega-trade earlier today. Just hours before the trade deadline, the Nets and Sixers finalized a huge deal. The Nets traded James Harden and Paul Millsap for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and 2 first-round picks.
After the trade, the Nets matched up against the Wizards in Washington. They couldn’t secure a win, increasing their losing streak to 10 games. It was a close game, with Wizards edging a 113-112 win. Post-game, Blake Griffin and Head Coach Steve Nash talked to the media about the James Harden trade.
“We got guys who want to be here, guys that want to play”: Blake Griffin
Even though James Harden never talked about a trade himself, it was clear he wanted out of Brooklyn. Since Kevin Durant‘s injury, the Nets are on a 10-game losing streak, and Harden did not want a part of that mess.
After the game tonight, both Steve Nash and Blake Griffin were asked about the trade. Griffin started and said,
Steve Nash, who had denied any trade earlier on Sunday, had the same opinion last night as well. Talking to the media, he said,
Ben Simmons’ agent Rich Paul said that Simmons would ramp up his work to get back to the court ASAP. Seth Curry and Drummond would join the Nets soon as well. Hopefully, the changes would lead to things changing for the Nets.