CHICAGO — The megadeal between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday grabbed all the attention in the final hours before the NBA trade deadline, sending ESPN’s panel of analysts into a tizzy.
Does the addition of James Harden make the 76ers the team to beat in the Eastern Conference? Will the acquisition of Ben Simmons to a newly configured “Big Three″ get the struggling Nets back on course?
Who won the trade? And could either one challenge the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks or the conference-leading Miami Heat?
