Rip the calf! James Harden may really be out of the ball, cocooning himself!

Although this offseason's blockbuster deals and signings in the free market are nearing their end, the future of two stars in the league is still up in the air! One is Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, and the other is Philadelphia 76ers point guard James Harden. Lillard's sudden request to the Blazers management after the door to the trading market opened, which was really unexpected! Because before that, he conveyed to the outside world that he wanted to be a pioneer in the end and strive to become one person and one city. What is even more surprising is that Lillard directly showdowns with the Blazers management, he is only willing to go to the Miami Heat to join Jimmy Butler to win the championship, and the rest of the team he refused to play for! This is also the key to the fact that the Lillard deal has not made any substantial progress so far.

Of course, the situation with James Harden is more complicated. Before the door to the trade market opened, most people thought Harden would refuse to execute the 35.64 million player option for next season, jump out of his contract and return to Houston Rockets as a free agent! But what people never expected was that when the door to the trade market was about to open, Harden unexpectedly chose the executive player option, so that his fate for the next year was completely in the hands of Philadelphia management! But it's clear that Harden, who didn't get a top-paid contract extension from Philadelphia management this summer, doesn't really want to stay in Philadelphia. Immediately after announcing the execution of the player option, a trade request was made to Philadelphia management! It is reported that the reason why Harden chose to execute the player option is because he has a hunch that he may not get a new contract with an annual salary of more than 35.64 million in the free market, so he is also forced to do so!

Although Harden has a lot of market in free agency, especially teams that want to pursue a championship, they want to get the league's assist king last season. But the Philadelphia 76ers don't want to let Harden go, in addition to wanting to keep Dengo, they also want to get a good return in the Harden trade, which is the fundamental reason why Harden's transaction has not made substantial progress so far! And what is particularly heartfelt is that Harden, like Lillard, specified that he wants to go to a team, and Harden's ideal next home is the Los Angeles Clippers, because he wants to go to the Clippers to join forces with Leonard and Paul George to impact the championship! Because Harden's next ultimate goal is to pursue a championship, in order to win the championship in the past few years, he can be said to have been bent and humiliated, and Harden is no longer young, which has intensified his infinite desire for a championship!

According to previous reports, Harden has upgraded from asking to be traded to requesting to be traded, it can be said that he has made up his mind! But Philadelphia management didn't want to budge on adult beauty, and they wouldn't agree to the potentially blockbuster deal unless the Clippers offered a satisfactory bargain for Harden. However, Harden was slightly disappointed that although the Clippers also wanted him, they did not want to send Mann and the first-round pick because of this, to put it bluntly, they wanted to pick up Harden! This is obviously difficult to satisfy Philadelphia management, which in turn complicates Harden's potential trade.

If the Harden trade is not reached before the start of next season, it will most likely cause Harden to refuse to play for Philadelphia. Because he is iron-hearted to leave Philadelphia and go to the Clippers, teaming up with Leonard, Paul and George to rush to the championship! What is frightening is that once Harden refuses to play for Philadelphia next season, the consequences will become very serious, and it may even make Harden play next season! According to the collective agreement, a player in the last year of the contract who does not perform his obligations for the team for more than 30 days can be considered a violation. He will be barred from entering free agency or signing with any other professional basketball team, including outside the NBA, unless the player is finally played for by the team that explicitly agrees.

It can be seen that the current situation is very unfavorable for James Harden! With his relationship with Philadelphia deteriorating, if he refuses to play for Philadelphia next season, Philadelphia will certainly not agree to sign with another team next summer. In this way, James Harden will completely face the embarrassing situation of not having the ball to play! But then again, Harden is also cocooning himself. He could have decided where to play this summer, but instead opted for the executive player option. Now the end is to be pinched by the management of Philadelphia, it is really a rip-off!