The Harden trade rumors are the latest drama in what has been a tumultuous Nets season.
Harden wants to remain in Brooklyn and the Nets want to keep him, according to the New York Post’s Brian Lewis. Harden’s recent missed games were due to a hamstring injury, and not a move of caution from the front office to keep him healthy as a potential trade asset. Friday the Nets are open to discussing a trade involving Harden with the Philadelphia 76ers, who have been aiming to find a new home for their disgruntled point guard Ben Simmons since the beginning of the season.
The report, which cited unnamed sources, claims the Nets have become concerned with Harden’s ball-dominant playing style disrupting the team’s egalitarian approach. to win the NBA Championship prior to the start of the 2021-22 season, are in the midst of a league-worst seven-game losing streak and are at risk of falling out of the established playoff bracket and into the play-in tournament.
The Nets are 24-12 when forward Kevin Durant plays, but the MVP candidate sprained his MCL in January, and is expected to miss up to six weeks of action,Harden has a player option on his contract for the 2022-23 season worth over $47 million, though it is assumed he’ll opt out of that final year and become an unrestricted free agent before signing a new long-term contract in the summer.
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