Philadelphia 76ers’ prolific guard James Harden is rumored to have made his decision to stay at Philadelphia 76ers. The point guard is still in the limelight and is being linked to a lot of teams. But everything suggests that Harden will play for the Sixers this season.
Here’s all the information about Harden’s deal with the Philadelphia 76ers!
What is the situation of James Harden with the Sixers?
As soon as the NBA free agency started, Harden showed his intentions of playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. He asked for a trade after not reaching the middle ground on his deal with the Sixers.
The 33-year-old opted into his player option worth $35.6M. If the Sixers don’t trade him this season, he might leave for free a year later.
Per sources: This is the James Harden to Clippers trade package pic.twitter.com/mZiXlquvbb
— Honest 🌴 (@HonestFRFR) July 14, 2023
How did James Harden perform last season?
James recently played the 1000th game of his career, this season, in the 58 games he played, the American shooting guard managed to average 21 points per game, taking his total to 1216 points. He also topped the charts in assists per game, assisting 618 times at an average of 10.7 assists per game.
Trade history of James Harden
James’ exits from the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets were not very pleasant. James is very hard to deal with, but the veteran would not like to stretch the tale. James would not like to be somebody who walks out of the team as per his wishes, no matter what.
REPORT: James Harden still wants to leave Philly and remains determined to start next season in a Clippers jersey, per @sam_amick pic.twitter.com/SjhjeUWWld
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) July 13, 2023
What’s expected in the James Harden trade saga?
Daryl Morey, president of the Sixers has a good and old relationship with James which ensures that nothing like James’ previous trade disasters would happen. The Sixers know that the player will leave for free if they don’t trade him this season. They want to keep him, but they might have doubts, and if James wants to extend, he is needed to perform.
Having said that, the Sixers would hate to see their veteran leaving for free and would be exploring the trade market for the 33-year-old as well. They would like to keep the shooting guard and will try to resolve the conflicts between the two parties.
It’d be exciting to see if James leaves or extends next season. We’ll keep you updated!
