On January 28, Beijing time, Golden State Warriors player Drummond Green talked about the rumors about James Harden before the trade deadline in his podcast, and said that the news that Harden will join the 76ers as a free agent next season is too strange.
Green said: "The point in time when this rumor appeared is so strange. The free market didn't start until July 1, and now it's only January, and everyone is trying to win the championship."
"That year, James made a decision 1, after his move from cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat, the team will not wait for the free agent's decision, if they know who will not renew the contract, the team will quickly move on to the next step, which is why the news came out at this time."
In addition, for the rumors that Harden joined Philadelphia, a Rocket executive said that if Harden really went to Philadelphia, then he was not optimistic about Harden's future in Philadelphia. "I'm not optimistic about Harden's future in Philadelphia, and while he does have a good relationship with some people in philadelphia management, based on past experience, he doesn't get along well with Paul, Westbrook and Howard, and sometimes you have to think about who's the key to the problem," he said.
"If Harden does go to Philadelphia, then whether Embiid can play the game he wants also depends on whether Harden is willing to share the ball, Harden is a strange control freak, he may not be willing to share the ball with Embiid at certain stages of the game, just want Embiid to know who Harden really is."