The day before NBA free agency is usually the quiet before the storm. As teams and players prepare for negotiations, extensions, and changes to the NBA landscape, noise and speculation often ground to a haul. This year, however, things have taken an unexpected turn.
The biggest shock of the offseason so far is the news reported just moments ago that James Harden is set to leave the 76ers after everyone assumed he’d return. As far as suitors go, we’ve heard all year long about the Rockets and Clippers. Crazy enough, it seems that the Suns (who already have three All-Stars) are also a potential destination for the Beard.
“Keep an eye on the Clippers and Suns as potential trade suitors for James Harden,” reported league insider Evan Sidery. “The Clippers have multiple salaries — Norman Powell, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington — to make it happen. For Phoenix, they would need to find a third team to take on Deandre Ayton’s contract to help facilitate assets back to Philadelphia.”
Keep an eye on the Clippers and Suns as potential trade suitors for James Harden.
The Clippers have multiple salaries — Norman Powell, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington — to make it happen.
For Phoenix, they would need to find a third team to take on Deandre Ayton’s contract to…
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) June 29, 2023
With three enormous contracts on the books, the only real way for the Suns to acquire Harden would be by trading Deandre Ayton, who has been the odd man out in Phoenix for years now. Despite some of his limitations, Harden would be an ideal playmaker for the Suns and someone who could help create open looks for Beal, Booker, and Kevin Durant.
Obviously, a team with four All-Stars is going to be villainized by the NBA community, but they’d be the undisputed favorites to come out of the West next season.
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New team owner Mat Ishbia is breaking the bank to give the Suns a shot at winning it all, but his ambitions could come back to haunt him if he’s not careful.
Stuck with Booker, Durant, and Beal already, adding Harden to the fold would essentially force Phoenix to fill out their roster with below-average role players, and that could be a recipe for disaster if one or more of their top guys fail to meet expectations.
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