>The initial diagnosis was Philly won short term for this
>year, Nets in the long term / next year

It's just hard to assess too much from one game. Philly's offense with Harden/Embiid has looked great for the most part. I think there's a very clear world in which they "win" this year and maybe next... but having Simmons, Curry, and picks?? When Harden could've left anyway? People point out correctly that the Sixers wanted to get Simmons moved as quickly as possible... but the Nets also needed to move Harden. And that's a hell of a come up for a team that could've just lost Harden in the offseason anyway.