The Philadelphia 76ers finished their entire preseason schedule without James Harden playing for them. Harden did not practice this week with the Sixers. He skipped their preseason finale Friday night against Atlanta. The Sixers are set to open their season Thursday against Milwaukee. They play at Toronto before the Oct.
El alero de los 76ers de Filadelfia P.J. Tucker habla con el base James Harden durante una sesión de entrenamiento el jueves 5 de octubre del 2023 en Fort Collins, Colorado. A Philadelphia 76ers fan wears a James Harden jersey prior to a preseason NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Philadelphia.
So it was off to Philly at the 2022 trade deadline, where he was reunited with Morey and seemed comfortable in his role as a playmaker while the offense ran through Joel Embiid. Harden even declined in June 2022 his $47.4 million option, saying he wanted to give the 76ers flexibility to improve their roster and compete for a championship. He signed a deal worth slightly over $68 million, paying him about $33 million last season with a $35 million player option for this season.
Here’s where circumstances get tricky. Part of Harden’s complaint stems from his belief he should have earned a long-term contract with the Sixers after last season. It never came, thus the trade demand. Harden could have declined the option and decided to try for free agency. The player known as The Beard instead picked up his $35.6 million option with the 76ers for this season, with the desire to force a trade.
In large part to not violate parts of his contract that could affect free agency under the Collective Bargaining Agreement and to show he’s ready to play should he get traded to the Clippers, Harden eventually showed up“I wanted to be here and retire a Sixer, and the front office didn’t have that in their future plans,” Harden said last week. “It’s literally out of my control. It’s something I didn’t want to happen to be in this position.
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