The James Harden trade discussions have been keeping NBA fans entertained this offseason. Many fans will already be aware of the ongoing situation between the 10x NBA All-star and his franchises’ management. Harden recently opted out of the final year of his deal with the 76ers and demanded for a trade.
Although many sources initially revealed that the 76ers would cater to his demands, we have recently found out that Daryl Morey and the 76ers have stopped all trade talk involving moving the former MVP. As we can clearly tell, that indicates that the 76ers plan to use Harden for his final season with the team and have no solid plans to move on from him.
Since contract negotiations and not being paid the right amount of money have played a huge role in this, fans should certainly want to know how Harden could potentially respond to this new stance by the 76ers. Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski recently discussed the situation between the 76ers and their star player. Let us take a closer look and find out more.
Will James Harden force his way out of the Philadelphia 76ers?
That has undoubtedly been the question on all fans’ minds after The 76ers announced that they were shutting down trade talks involving Harden. Some of the older NBA fans will most certainly remember how Harden behaved during his final days with the Houston Rockets.
Back then, it almost looked like Harden wore a fat suit and lowered his level of play. That forced teams like the Rockets to move on from him and trade him away. However, the 76ers are unlikely to cater to his wishes as the Rockets have done in the past. Especially after James Harden called Daryl Morey a liar in public.
In any case, NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski broke down the situation between Harden and the 76ers in detail. That said, here is what he had to say on the subject.
“Once we reported on Saturday that these talks were over That the 76ers had decided to bring James Harden back to camp, something that I think people around the league thought they would do all along, this is James Harden’s next salvo. To try to find a way to get traded. To make the 76ers not want to bring him back into camp and make it difficult for that organization to just stand pact and think that they can work this out with Harden.”
“This battle has been going on largely behind the scenes all summer, really from the day that James Harden picked up his player option on this season.”@wojespn on the Harden drama with the Sixers 🗣️pic.twitter.com/bJQKv1aW5I
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 14, 2023
Fans can only imagine what spectacle Harden has prepared if the 76ers are unwilling to trade him. We are sure to find out more about this ongoing situation as the next NBA season approaches.