There are still a bevy of questions swirling around this saga, and how it reaches resolution. But let’s squeeze as much as we can out of Harden’s seven-minute availability.
Sixers guard James Harden broke his silence on Friday, speaking with Philly media for the first time since his team was eliminated in last season's second round.James Harden finally broke his silence following the 76ers’ practice Friday, speaking publicly for the first time since his brief holdout following an unfulfilled summer trade request .
“I wanted to be here and retire a Sixer,” Harden said. “The front office didn’t have that in their future plans. It’s literally out of my control. It’s something that I didn’t want to happen, to be in this position, but I’ve got to make a decision for my family. I understand this is a business. It’s just as simple as that.”
But Harden has not yet played in a preseason game, saying Friday that he is “still ramping up, trying to get myself in the best shape.” He suggested he would not play Monday at the Brooklyn Nets, but hoped to be ready by next Friday’s final exhibition against the Atlanta Hawks. Harden was not asked if he could envision a scenario that would cause him to flip this initial approach, to instead make things “uncomfortable” as he suggested in a summer Instagram post. Morey, meanwhile, has been steadfast on waiting until a deal he deems satisfactory emerges, which might not occur until closer to the February trade deadline.
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