The latest news from the US media that the Lakers had seriously assessed the feasibility of getting Harden, and James also expressed his position at the meeting, but as many as 6 people on the team expressed opposition!
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Previously, US media reporter Vincent Goodwill revealed that as Harden's bombardment of Morey continues to escalate, the relationship between Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers seems to be irreparable, leaving the team with only two paths: either continue to carry to the end, the team is in constant civil unrest, waste a season of time gambling on this breath, or follow Harden's requirements, find a suitable trade partner, and exchange as many chips as possible.
However, in the eyes of the outside world, Harden left the 76ers with only a second choice, while 76ers general manager Morey insisted on choosing the first way, and the contradiction between the two sides could not be resolved. But so far, it is only the feud between Harden and Morey, which has not implicated the team, and most importantly, Philadelphia owner Joe Harris still wants to redeem Harden's request to leave the team, but said that he will respect Harden's ideas and publicly ask both sides to sit down and discuss a solution that is acceptable to both sides and is good for everyone.
I have to say that as the owner of an NBA team, its mind and courage are indeed beyond the reach of Morey, the 76ers and Harden are not deadlocked, everyone is pursuing their own interests, this is not a conflict, there is no need to make a loss of both. It seems that the 76ers owner can meet Harden's requirements, and the point is how to find a solution that is satisfactory to both parties.
According to the latest report of the Los Angeles Times, in the face of the deepening of the conflict between Harden and the 76ers, many teams are waiting to see the possibility of Harden, and the Lakers are also one of them. According to Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, Lakers management held internal meetings to seriously discuss and evaluate the feasibility of getting Harden, but this feasibility is being overturned step by step. In the voting session, as many as 6 people within the management expressed opposition and voted against, and the coaching staff led by Davin Ham believes that Harden's style of play may not be different from Wei Shao, and the previous signing of Wei Shao has proved to be a very failure, so for Harden, who has overlapping functions, they think that it is also not suitable for the Lakers system; Management is more comprehensive, they are neither optimistic about Harden's fit with the Lakers, nor are they optimistic that Harden can play with the Lakers for a long time, and believe that Harden has only one year left on his contract, so the chips paid for the trade do not mean much.
As the temporary host of the meeting, Pelinka also asked the core of the team James separately about the matter, James said that he understood that all team transactions need to be cautious, he does not have any opinion, as long as the team can maintain the championship lineup, all the decisions of the management will be supported. I have to say that the outside world has always said that James is coercing the team management, but the fact is that Old James still sticks to the player's guidelines, disrupts the management's thinking and decisions, and will not do it.
In this way, although the Lakers management is still interested in Harden, it is unlikely to trade with real money, and most importantly, Harden's favorite next home is also in Los Angeles, but it is not the Lakers, but the Clippers. Therefore, the conflict between the 76ers and Harden has escalated, and the happiest should be the Clippers at the moment.