It was mid-December, two days before the NBA's unofficial start of trade season, when Joel Embiid slunk into a chair at the Sixers' practice facility and told Yahoo Sports he believed Philadelphia fans wanted to trade him.
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These dynamics, however, are never quite that linear. Back in December, moments after Embiid said he believed Sixers fans wanted him traded, he slipped into Daryl Morey's office and shut the door for a lengthy conversation as pre-deadline phone calls started ringing around the league. Philadelphia's president has made it a prerogative to work alongside Embiid during his tenure as the Sixers' steward.
Let’s be clear: No matter the Sixers’ wishes, Harden still intends to play for the Clippers during the 2022-23 season, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Since the beginning of this subplot, Harden and his representation opted in to pinpoint Los Angeles as his next destination and have maintained a confidence he will ultimately join the Clippers.
Philadelphia hasn’t shared that purview. And by all accounts, the Clippers don’t have interest in parting with Mann. The Sixers, according to Morey himself, are thinking of a far more binary return for Harden than what Los Angeles can cobble together.
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