James Harden’s trade request from the Philadelphia 76ers to play for a new franchise in the NBA 2023-24 season is one of the ongoing offseason stories, and it appears Sixers have the demands for the guard.
Per PhillyVoice, the franchise’s position on trading Harden has been called unreasonable by executives from other teams.
“They view their path to a Harden trade to accomplish one of two things — they want to get back a package that allows them to stay in the same tier of contention, sources say, or to make a trade that returns enough assets back to flip for another high-level player.”
The report further added:
“While there has been a lot of speculation that the Sixers could try to spin a Harden trade into a multi-team deal to chase a star, there does seem to be some pushback on the idea that they could execute that style of asset-flipping trade simultaneously with a Harden deal. The Sixers would prefer to be able to make or keep the team as competitive as possible as soon as possible, but they believe that requires getting an All-Star-level return for Harden in the event that they trade him.”
This comes on the back of Harden maintaining his stance on playing for the LA Clippers only. And with reports of his relationship with Sixers head honcho Daryl Morey fractured, the trade deal may take months, making it interesting to see where he lands before the start of the new season.
James Harden Wants To Re-Unite With Russell Westbrook
James Harden and Russell Westbrook shared the rock during their time with the Oklahoma City Thunder and later in Houston playing for the Rockets. Now, ‘The Beard’ has expressed his desire to reunite with the 34-year-old Clippers’ guard again.
“For what it’s worth, I’ve been told that James Harden’s desire to be traded to the Clippers was made even stronger once they officially re-signed Russell Westbrook. The two are still very close, and Harden wants to play with Russ again,” said Clippers beat writer Joey Linn.
There’s no telling how the reunion will work if the deal passes through for Harden. Both guards have contrasting styles of play, and while they did share chemistry during their time on the floor together, it will be a challenge for the Clippers with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the mix.
Only time will tell if the Harden to the Clippers materializes.
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