February 6, Beijing time/ news
With less than a week to go until the NBA trade deadline, Harden is caught up in trading rumors again, and the Nets are currently open to trading Harden and will open trade negotiations with the 76ers.
What exactly happened between the Nets and Harden?
According to previous reports, one is that the Nets are worried about Harden's injury problems, and the other is that the Nets believe that Harden's style of play is not compatible with Durant and Irving, which are the two major reasons why the Nets want to trade Harden.
Nets reporter Alex Schiffer reported that Harden was generally frustrated with his time with the Nets, who came to Brooklyn to be part of the Big Three, but now his role with the Nets is almost the same as when he was in the Rockets, and he is dissatisfied with being the "top player on the team."
In the last Nets fiasco against the Jazz, Harden did not appear on the bench the whole time, but has been receiving treatment behind the scenes, which has also led to a lot of speculation.
The Philadelphia 76ers are actively pursuing Harden, and the Houston Rockets have made it clear that they welcome Harden back to Houston.
When Harden left the Rockets, the Rockets owner allowed him to freely choose his next destination between the Nets and the 76ers, and the Rockets owner made it clear to Harden that they would welcome Harden back to Houston if possible; when the Rockets handled the deal, they took the players' own opinions into account.
However, at present, the Rockets basically cannot get Harden through trades, one is that the Rockets have not handled Wall's big contract, and the other is that the Rockets are cultivating young players such as Porter Jr., Jaylen Green, etc. The 32-year-old Harden should not be able to go back.
Philadelphia wants to bring Harden in, but according to 76ers reporter Kyle Neubeck, the 76ers aren't interested in giving up multiple valuable chips to trade for a disgruntled star Harden: The 76ers don't think they're going to give up other quality chips other than Simmons in order to make a deal by Feb. 11; in other words, the 76ers want to trade Simmons + some unimportant assets for Harden.
The 76ers have previously made it clear that they will not put Maxi in the Harden deal.