I hope that Harden would be able to contribute big time to the team, I mean I believe that the Sixers are good, but during the playoffs, it's a chess match and they should have the consistency in order to win, and Embidd alone, I think he cannot carry the team to the championship.

76ers are doing great and they won another game against a really tough opponent like Bucks this time. Embiid was the star of the game like he is nearly all the time. I hope that they can maintain this effort in the playoff round too. Because there have been many teams that were very good in the regular season but were terrible in the playoffs. 76ers deserve to be successful this season and I hope they wouldn't be eliminated earlier in the playoffs. But after Harden's joining, it doesn't seem very likely. The most important thing is his adapting to the team quickly.

Indeed. The fight is very close and most of the first 5 of each team contributes well on each team post. 76ers is just lucky that there bench performs well better the Bucks. 76ers bench contributed combined 23 points while Bucks bench only score a combined 10 points which is pretty low considering that 76ers only beat bucks by 3 points. 76ers bench is the real MVP of this game because the team will not gonna win by just relying on Embiid effort.

The effect of Harden to Sixers is still uncertain since his play style is very greedy while Sixers is already relying to Embiid for the score made. Maybe less burden for Embiid but they need to compliment to each other to make this work.

Joel Embiid is really a MVP candidate in my opinion. He has been carrying the team without Simmons this season. And after what had happen, losing some of its best players like Curry and Drummond, he still manages to carry the team in his back. And it's a great win against their rivals in Bucks in the East. So for me this is a statement win for Joel and the Sixers.

Indeed, a nice well ended game before the All Star break. It was surely a tough game that seriously looks like it is already playoffs season, Giannis did well but Embiid was unstoppable today and made 42 points and 14 rebounds. Now, 76ers climbs on the 3rd spot replacing the Cavs and only 3 games away from the Chicago Bulls.

Many were expecting and speculating the same result as you do and that also includes me. But knowing James Harden there's a high chance that he will have no trouble transitioning and will fit just right in the Sixers just like a missing piece in a puzzle. It is true that Embiid alone can't bring the team anywhere near the Finals or even Semis round especially now that they lost Drummond and Seth in a trade but with Harden as a replacement, I hope it will suffice.

I agree with you, in that case, I guess betting on DeRozan to win the season's MVP is a good idea. Based on the updated odds shared, DeRozan is +2800, that's a lot of return for $100, isn't it tempting?

After losing by 48 points to the Celtics, they bounced back and defeat the Bucks at their home.

If today is the end of the regular season, these 2 teams will meet on the Semi-Finals if they win both. Now with regards to who will win between the both of them, I think I will go with the Bucks with this. With their current roster, I don't think that they can defeat the Bucks. Nobody can stop Giannis except for Embiid and for me, their small ball isn't that effective like how the Warriors are doing their small ball team. No disrespect with the Sixers though and they are a good team but they trade too many players just to get Harden who is injured as of this moment (hamstring) so right now we don't know when he will play. Its just my opinion though . The ball is round and anything can happen.

It certainly is tempting, but I'm not sure he has much of a chance.  My post was mostly pointing out the fact that I feel like he's been a bit snubbed from the conversation.  Most outlets gambling/espn straw poll have him around 6 or 7.  I certainly believe Embiid and the Joker are deserving of the top two spots, but I'm just not sure guys like Chris Paul and Trae Young deserve to be placed above him.  I guess if he keeps it up they'll have no other choice but to take him a bit more seriously.