According to the US media Shams-Charania, the 76ers are expected to continue to chase the Nets' core guard James Harden before the trade deadline, and the Nets will also be "open to the trade":
Shams-Charania added that the two sides are expected to begin discussing a potential deal between Harden and Ben Simmons this week. Charania also mentioned that the 76ers can put players such as Teres Maxi, Seth Curry and Matisse Sable on the shelves. However, he also pointed out that the Nets have no "urgency" to trade Harden, because they believe that the current lineup still has the possibility of impacting the championship.
That's undoubtedly a big change for the 76ers, with news that they may target James Harden in the future offseason, and news that Harden is unhappy with Nets coach Steve Nash's rotation arrangement, and harden doesn't like life in Brooklyn.
According to the US media Shams-Charania, the Nets players and coaching staff are worried about Harden's role in the team lineup.
Because Harden has always been a core point guard, he can have nearly double-digit assists per game, but this means that most of the Nets' possession needs to be in Harden's hands, which is indeed not a very ideal situation in the Nets who already have Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Because of this, Nets coach Steve Nash has spoken to the Big Three and is trying to find ways to make every player in the Big Three comfortable.
So far this season, Harden has averaged 22.5 points, 8 rebounds and 10.2 assists in 44 games for the Nets, in addition to a 41.4 percent shooting percentage and 33.2 percent three-point shooting.