While the trade may have come as a surprise to some, it was expected by others. There had been speculation about a Harden trade in the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. With all of the turmoil surrounding a trade of the superstar guard, you can imagine that it may have been taxing on other members of the team. NBA Insider Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson of Bally Sports says that members of the Nets stayed overnight in Washington, D.C. following their game against the Washington Wizards for a team dinner on the night that Harden was traded. “The Brooklyn Nets recently made a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers to bring in Ben Simmons and sources within the Nets organization shared [with me] that night the Nets were in Washington D.C. they stayed overnight and left the next day. And they had a team meeting in Washington D.C. Kevin Durant was also there, Kyrie Irving was there, you also had Patty Mills who is also from Australia and knows Ben Simmons and has known him since he was a kid,” Robinson said.