When James Harden brought the Houston Rockets’ messy melodrama to the center late Tuesday night and announced during his 90-second Zoom session that ‘this is something I don’t think can be fixed,’ a natural question arises: Was a trade finally about to happen?
It seems that this may be the case.
Sources tell The Athletic that the Rockets are looking for deals on a potential James Harden deal from two teams – the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers – that could expire quickly. About two months after he was first asked to be traded, and while the Rockets (3-6) are rapidly declining while the tension of his teammates becomes so clear, the situation is clearly reaching a breaking point and ‘ an agreement seems anything but inevitable. . But which one will the Rockets choose?
The Nets have prepared a package for Harden for Houston with all four of their future first rounds and three future picks …