James Harden has opted into his player option with the 76ers for the 2023-24 and has requested to be traded. However, according to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, the 33-year-old star’s spell in Philadelphia is not necessarily over.
Windhorst says that the Sixers are letting other teams know that the trade request could have been a result of emotions and that an agreement could still be reached with Harden.
“One, the Sixers are not afraid to let it be known that they don’t think necessarily it’s over with James Harden, that maybe everybody was just a little bit in their feelings,” Windhorst said on The Hoop Collective podcast, via HoopsHype. “And a little bit fired up about the state of the negotiations on Thursday, and Harden very angrily picked up his option, that it may not be over that.”
Reportedly, Harden wants to be traded to the Clippers. Los Angeles’ stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are on board with a potential trade.
