There have been no signs of forward momentum in the Sixers‘ James Harden trade talks, ESPN’s Zach Lowe said on the latest episode of his Lowe Post podcast.
“As far as I know, the Harden situation remains a total stalemate,” Lowe said (hat tip to HoopsHype). “There’s only really one team that he wants to go to. That team is the Clippers. Their level of engagement here to me is unclear slash not super enthusiastic.
“I don’t know what to make of the possibility that Harden would ever go back to Philly. I continue to hear from people who would know that the bridge is burned. But that’s what people who would know would say on July 17, with two months or whatever before training camp. I don’t know how this is going to resolve itself.”
Confirming that Harden “absolutely wants a trade to the Clippers,” Shams Charania of The Athletic says rival teams view Los Angeles as the only legitimate suitor for the former MVP at this point, so it may come down to the two sides seeing if they can meet in the middle. Chris Mannix of SI.com argues that the Sixers would be best off hanging onto Harden if the Clippers remain seemingly unwilling to put Terance Mann and what’s left of their first-round draft capital on the table.
Here’s more on the Sixers:
- Although Joel Embiid‘s comments about wanting to win a championship “whether it’s in Philly or anywhere else” raised some eyebrows, there’s no significant concern within the organization that the reigning MVP is looking for an exit ramp, writes Sam Amick of The Athletic. In fact, a source tells Amick that the Sixers believe Embiid would like to be one of the rare stars who remains with the same team for his entire NBA career.
- Filip Petrusev‘s contract with the Sixers is a two-year deal that is partially guaranteed in 2023/24 and non-guaranteed for 2024/25, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
- Responding to a rumor that Philadelphia could be a potential landing spot for trade candidate Pascal Siakam, Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.com considers the fit, weighing whether it would make sense for the 76ers to pursue the star Raptors forward while acknowledging that such a deal is probably unlikely to come to fruition.
Morey was on 97.5(Philly sports talk radio). He basically said next season is a punt year and eyeing the following year(after Harris and Harden deals expire)
You should get the wax out your ears, listened to the whole spot and definitely NOT what morey indicated in anyway shape or form.
lol wut
Yep he already said don’t expect any changes to the roster. Basically run it back and let Harden/Harris contracts expire.
How could PHI possibly believe that the LAC would give up FRP or a valued young player like Mann, or frankly anything else of value for Harden?
Harden is in PHI solely because no team in the FA market would beat the terms of his player option (35 mm 1 year). By definition, the market value of his contract is now negative. Doesn’t mean LAC aren’t interested, but the “assets” going to PHI are likely to have negative value as well. If Harden’s value is less negative than what PHI gets, then perhaps PHI gets something. But as long as all the deals are expiring, it won’t be much.
Ridiculous take.
It’s math. You know, that thing that’s always given you trouble.
Your comment is still ridiculous,a expiring contract attached to a player who averaged a double double and led the league in helpers is negative value in your anti harden,anti sixer mind.
If a Harden contract for 1 year at 35 mm has positive value, why would HOU have refused to sign him to it? Why would SAS, which is trying to use cap space on anything that moves, not sign Harden to the same deal (35 mm/ 1 year) and then trade him at the deadline for the positive value it represents?
FYI, I am not anti-PHI or any other team. I’ve got better things to do. Apparently, many PHI fans don’t (with New York and the NYK clearly in their heads), but that’s not a reason for me to emulate their sophomoric nonsense.
Do you think James harden would have accepted a 1-year deal in FA? Absolutely not. It would make no sense to opt out for the same money. The reality is, his offers were probably in the neighborhood of 3-4 years at 25-30 per. I’m his eyes, those offers will still be there next year, so take the bag this year and settle next.
Side note, Sixers fans don’t care about the Knicks. It’s the Celtics that are their main rivals. When the Knicks beat the Sixers in the regular season or playoffs several times, then they might matter. Until then, the Knicks are a big snooze fest
No matter how you shake it, the Clippers would be getting the best player in the trade.
Morey would probably like to move a combination of PJ, House, and Furkan, and get back 3 or 4 players – Mann, Morris, Batum, and/or RoCo and get a 1st. If you took Mann off the table, idk that he wants the money associated with Powell. If it was a 3 team deal that brought back a decent player on an expiring deal, I think he’d do that.
Harden’s contract is not a negative value, it’s an expiring deal, and while he can’t be extended until the offseason, no one is giving him a huge deal, they are likely to retain him if they choose. Mann is an okay player, I wouldn’t lose sleep at night if he was or was not in the trade from either viewpoint.
While the NBA FA market is not liquid to say the least, if a player couldn’t replicate a contract in the market, then that contract’s value is negative. There isn’t a Harden exception.
Every contract you mentioned (other than Mann) likely also has negative value. And its likely that Harden’s contract is less negative than some of them – but that doesn’t mean Harden’s contract isn’t negative. Harden for Morris, RoCo and Batum could net PHI something, but I can’t imagine it would be anything of real value, and if it is, it’s not for Harden, it’s in exchange for taking those other guys.
How about Chris Paul for Harden? If CP3 is going to a pain in the ass about coming off the bench this seems like a perfect trade.
And who does Moreyon think he will sign ??
I can’t believe this guy still has a job.
Harden forced his way out of Houston and now he’s forcing himself out of Philly. Guess who was the GM for both clubs when Harden forced his way out? You’re right, Morey!