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[QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 4687968, member: 767"]
Harden has really dialed back the isolation play since he left Houston.  The pick and roll stuff with Embiid was really hard to defend.  I think he is definitely diminished as a player, but he's still good and I don't see how they can replace what he gives them if he leaves.

For whatever its worth, here are some lineup combos did for Philly this season

Harden/Embiid/Maxey together: 1443 possessions, 123.1 offensive rating (97th percentile), 112.1 defensive rating (79th), 97th percentile in net rating
Harden/Embiid with Maxey off: 1493 possessions, 121.6 offense (94th percentile), 114.2 defense (60th), 90th in net rating
Embiid/maxey with Harden off: 930 possessions, 122.6 offense (97th), 110.6 (88th), 98th net rating.

So the main takeaway: Embiid is really good.  Him with either one of those guys was killer.

The last two combos i was curious about
Harden on/Embiid off: 1277 possessions, 117.1 offense (73rd), 116.8 defense (33rd), 53rd net.
Maxey on/Embiid off: 1615 possessions, 116.5 offense (67th), 119.8 defense (15th), 31st net.

So it does appear Harden did a better job holding down the fort when Embiid wasnt on. (I wont bore everyone with more numbers, but that remains the case if you filter it out for Harden on vs Maxey and Embiid off and Maxey on and Harden/Embiid off)
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