There has been a lot of news about the 76ers and James Harden in recent times, harden will also be able to become an unrestricted free agent in the following offseason, and the Nets will reportedly not push for a deal involving Harden before this year's trade deadline. But the problem is that the relationship between Harden and the 76ers has raised doubts across the league.
According to Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes, if Harden ends up joining the 76ers, the league could receive an application for an investigation into the 76ers' illegal recruitment of Harden:
Of course, Harden is still playing for the Nets and focused on his goal of storming the championship trophy this season, but if Harden does choose to become a free agent and join the 76ers this offseason, the league's investigation into the 76ers' illegal recruitment is really still necessary work. And it should be noted that Harden has a good relationship with some of the executives in the management of the 76ers, and even michael Rubin, the small boss of the 76ers, is a very good friend of Harden.
On the other hand, according to Nets coach Steve Nash, James Harden missed the team's last game due to a left hamstring strain, but Harden is ready for the next game against the Warriors:
With Durant still to miss the team's games in the coming weeks, and Irving, who refused to be vaccinated, cannot play in the team's home games, the Nets will undoubtedly need Harden to stay healthy and lead the team to continue in the next game.
Finally, it should be discussed that the Nets still see pushing for a trade involving Millsap and switching back to a player with outside threats as one of the team's main goals before this year's trade deadline:
"The Nets have promised to find a home for Millsap, and sources say that exchanging Millsap for players with outside shooting ability is one of the Nets' main goals."
Of course, it's unclear how the Nets can move forward with a deal involving Millsap and which teams will be interested in the veteran player.