Daryl Morey said Wednesday that the Sixers would again prefer for James Harden to remain a 76er, though he acknowledged that's not guaranteed to happen. NBCSPhilly
CAMDEN, N.J. — According to Daryl Morey, the Sixers would again prefer to keep James Harden in Philadelphia.is a major offseason item for the Sixers following a second-round playoff defeat.“We can’t have those discussions yet,” Morey said at a press conference Wednesday, “but we are interested in bringing him back.”fired Doc Rivers as its head coach.
“Our relationship is OK,” is all Harden had to say about Rivers after the Sixers’ Game 7 loss to the Celtics. “I think Doc had great relationships with his players. We wouldn’t have had the success we had without it. His relationship with both Joel and James was very strong. I think people saw that chemistry on the court between the three of them. That was something that was not an issue.”Harden and Rivers talked throughout the season about which lineups the Sixers should use when Embiid sat.
After the Sixers’ Embiid-less Round 1, Game 4 win over the Nets, Harden spoke about “sacrificing” this season to help the team.
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