After tanking the final weeks of the season, the 76ers ended up with VJ Edgecombe, who projects to be a solid player for the foreseeable future in Philadelphia. While the 76ers are moving in the right direction, their downward trend began when they traded away James Harden in the opening stages of the 2023-24 season.

The Brooklyn Nets began the tearing down of the big 3 when they traded James Harden for Ben Simmons. Kyrie Irving thought that the trade didn't work.

When the Brooklyn Nets traded James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, they hoped to acquire a promising player just entering his prime, but Simmons never panned out as expected.