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The Houston Rockets are sifting through a possible James Harden agreement between two teams – the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers – that could culminate quickly, ” according to Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic.
According to the report, the Nets offer is around ‘all four of their future selections in the first round and three future selection swaps. ‘
The Rockets also pursued a potential package with the Sixers, centered around young star Ben Simmons, with the second-year guard Matisse Thybulle is also discussed in packages. Marc Stein van die New York TimesMeanwhile, Simmons and Tyrese Maxey emphasized the issue:
Charania and Amick reported that the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors ‘also expressed interest in points’ in Harden.
The 31-year-old superstar came as close as a player could publicly claim a trade after Tuesday’s 117-100 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers during his post-match press conference.
“We honestly are not even close to that team – of course the defending champion – and all the other elite teams out there,” Harden said. told reporters. “I mean, you can see the difference in these last two games. We just are not good enough – chemically, talent-wise, just everything. And it was clear that these last two games.
Then he delivered the bowels.
“I love this city. I literally did everything I could,” he said. “I mean, this situation is crazy. It’s something I do not think can be fixed.”
Based on reports Wednesday, Tuesday’s game will almost certainly be Harden’s last one in a Rockets uniform:
Harden has struggled in his last five games, with just 17.4 points, while shooting 37.8 percent off the field and 25.6 percent from three. He’s clearly unhappy, and it does not help that he seems to have come above his normal playing weight this season.
A trade has always felt inevitable, but now it seems imminent. Harden’s time in Houston is over. The only question he has to answer is where he is going to play next, as fans in Brooklyn and Philadelphia are eagerly awaiting the answer.