James Harden introduced his high-octane offense to the Philadelphia 76ers however discovered himself at odds with administration getting into the brand new season. After making a commerce demand that almost didn’t occur, sources say that James Harden will now don a Los Angeles Clippers jersey subsequent to some future fellow Corridor of Famers.

As reported by ESPN, the 76ers traded away James Harden, the versatile P.J. Tucker, and Serbian participant Filip Petrusev. In change, the 76ers obtained Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum, KJ Martin, a 2028 unprotected first-round decide, two second-round picks, a 2029 decide swap, and an extra first-round decide from the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.

The Clippers are handing over a 2027 first-round decide swap to OKC which is able to permit the crew to offer the 76es with a 2026 protected first-round decide. The Clippers additionally gave a 2024 and 2029 second-round decide to the Clippers as effectively.

Danny Inexperienced, a veteran defensive specialist and three-time NBA champion, was waived by the crew to make roster house.

Harden, in keeping with some observers, is on the tail finish of his prime regardless of placing up a formidable 21 factors and 10 assists final season together with 6 rebounds and 1 steal. At 34, Harden nonetheless has quite a lot of pop in his sport, and alongside Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook, the Clippers are abruptly a crew that might simply outscore quite a lot of groups within the Western Convention.

After all, the most important situation is chemistry and Harden has been accused of being a crew killer. Nevertheless, with Harden returning to his native Los Angeles and getting away from a state of affairs he now not felt served him in Philadelphia, this might be a powerful yr.

On X, previously often called Twitter, the section of the social media community often called NBA Twitter had lots to say concerning the James Harden commerce. Take a look at the reactions beneath.

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