In 21 years, the Nets sent four players to get Harden. Who are they and how did they develop later?

Speaking of the NBA's most regrettable combination of the three giants, it is no better than the three giants of the Nets a few years ago. Kevin Durant, Kerry Owen and James Harden, these three names put together, it is hard to imagine that they cannot win the championship, but unfortunately because of injury and other reasons, they failed to lead the team out of the east until they were dismissed.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the failure of the combination of the three giants not only brought regret to the fans, but also indirectly hurt the team, because it often requires a lot of chips to form a team of the three giants, even the future of the team. It's good to say that after winning the championship successfully, not only the three giants are gone, but also the future of the team for several years. In 21 years, the Nets directly sent four potential new stars and three first round signings for James Harden, so that they have not recovered. Who are these four potential stars and how are they developing now? Today, I will take you to have a look.

1. Jarrett Allen

Jarrett Allen, who was selected by the Nets as the 22nd player in the 2017 NBA draft, is a frame guard center with great potential.

On October 4, 2017, the Nets made their debut in the game against the Knicks for 13 minutes and immediately scored 5 rebounds and 1 block shot. Throughout the 17-18 season, he played 72 games on behalf of the Nets, averaging 20 minutes per game, getting 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. It is conceivable how strong the potential of Jarrett Allen is when we can get such data in our maiden season. Sure enough, in the third year of the rookie, Allen evolved to nearly double double figures that he could average 11.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 26 minutes. Unfortunately, in order to get the super giant James Harden at that time, he was sent to the Cavaliers as the bargaining chip of the Quartet, where he continued to shine.

In the first year of his arrival at the Cavaliers, Allen's playing time has increased, with an average of 13.2 points, 10 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 30 minutes per game. The second year was even worse. The average playing time was 32.3 minutes, and the average score of 16.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks was selected into the all-star team of the season. This year, he still served as the main center of the Cavaliers, and even entered the playoffs together with "Spider Man" Mitchell. Therefore, compared with James Harden, who had nothing to gain, the Nets probably regretted trading Allen away.

2. Karis Lewell

Karis Lewell, who was selected by the Nets in the 20th place in the 2016 NBA draft by signing a deal, is a potential guard with strong scoring ability.

In the second year of the league, you can get 12.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals with an average of 26.3 minutes on the court. In the fourth year, you can get 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.2 steals with an average of 29 minutes on the court. Unfortunately, in order to get James Harden, he was also traded away as a chip like Jarrett Allen. However, his trading path is somewhat special, because he was first traded to the Rockets, and then the Rockets used him as a chip to exchange with Oladibo of the Pacers.

After arriving at the Pacers, Lewell, who did not have the right to point the ball, was even more at home. He averaged 20.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals in the first year. However, I don't know whether it is a problem of efficiency. He was traded to the Cavaliers the next year, and was accompanied by his former teammate Jarrett Allen. There, although Lewell can only play as a substitute, the effect is surprisingly good. This year, they entered the playoffs by virtue of this.

3. Torian Prince

Torian Prince, like Karis Lowell, was the NBA draft pick in 2016, but he was not selected by the Nets, but by the Atlanta Hawks.

In the Hawks, Prince can average 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the second year of his career. Although compared with those super rookies, Prince is a potential forward. Unfortunately, Prince needed to be out of action for many days due to injuries in 2018. The Hawks, who were impatient to train patients, traded him to the Nets. In the Nets, Prince averaged 12.1 points and 6 rebounds per game. However, God doesn't seem to want him to be better. During the game, he was unlucky to be infected with COVID-19, which made him unable to play again.

So he was traded again and packed with Jarrett Allen to the Cavaliers. However, after playing less than 30 games with the Cavaliers, he was reimbursed for the ankle surgery season, and was sent to the cold Minnesota Timberwolves on July 30, 2021, before making his comeback in the NBA. Now, he plays for the Lakers, averaging 8.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, entering the playoffs as the seventh in the Western Conference.

4. Rodion Kuruz

Rodion Kulutz was selected by the Nets in the 2018 NBA draft in the 40th place.

Although this player is somewhat unknown compared with the first three players, he was the starting forward of the Nets at that time. After all, there was really no one on the front and back lines of the Nets for 18 years. However, he did not have much strength. In the 18-19 season, Kurutz played 20.5 minutes per game in his debut season and only got 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds. After being traded to the Rockets, he played only 11 games and was traded to the Bucks for dismissal. He is a complete addition.

5.22 First round signing (Tarry Ethan)

In addition to four players, the Nets also gave the Rockets three first round signings in order to get James Harden, especially the first round signings in 22 years. The Rockets selected Tali Ethan, a potential forward. Ethan averaged 9.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1.2 steals after playing 21 minutes per game for her debut season. Although he was injured and could not play this season, he still got 9.8 points, 7 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 22 games this season, which shows that he has great potential in the future.

It is also worth mentioning that in addition to the 22 year first round signing, the 2024 first round signing given to the Rockets by the Nets is also of great value. Because this year's Nets did not enter the playoffs, only ranked 11th in the east, and the draft is expected to rank around 8th, so as long as the Rockets' draft vision is not poor, they can use this signing to find a treasure player.