Daily News | Sixers star James Harden agreed to two-year, $68.6 million deal to return to Philly
. Harden averaged 21 points, 10.5 assists, and 7.1 rebounds in 21 regular-season games with the Sixers, becoming more of a facilitator and pick-and-roll partner with MVP runner-up Joel Embiid than the dominant scorer he was as a Houston Rocket.
Harden, who turns 33 in August, said after the Sixers lost to the Miami Heat in the playoffs’ second round that he would do “whatever it takes to help this team continue to grow and put us up there with the best of them.” He reiterated that in a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports, saying he told Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey “to improve the roster, sign who we needed to sign and give me whatever is left over.
The Sixers finished fourth in the East last season and are aiming to challenge the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks for the conference’s top spot. This offseason, the Sixers alsoPublished
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