The Philadelphia 76ers have a big problem on their hands with James Harden.
The former MVP is still adamant about leaving and playing somewhere else, preferably the Los Angeles Clippers.
That’s why, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, he’s looking forward to making things very uncomfortable as soon as he arrives at training camp at the University of Colorado (via The Dunk Central).
“He wants to make the 76ers uncomfortable. So uncomfortable, ultimately, they don’t think they’ll get the best out of him and make a trade.”
– Woj on James Harden
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 3, 2023
Harden didn’t partake in the team’s media day.
His last public apparition was at a party in which he continued his anti-Daryl Morey campaign.
The Sixers’ President of Basketball Operations stated that he’s actively looking to move Harden, but Wojnarowski adds that there has been no traction in talks with the Clippers or other teams.
Harden’s plan is to make things so difficult that the Sixers pretty much give up on him and trade him somewhere else.
This is not the first time he’s done it, and it likely won’t be the last, either.
Morey is a stubborn negotiator and one who knows Harden pretty well, being the one who got him to the Houston Rockets and made him one of the wealthiest NBA players of his generation.
With that in mind, it wouldn’t be shocking to see this situation drag deep into the season, as he’s not the kind of person who just gives up and caves into other people’s demands.
As bad as this could be for the Sixers’ locker room, it’s making Harden look even worse, and it pretty much sums up why no other team will engage in serious talks for his services.
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