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Quote from: Natalim on August 18, 2023, 09:04:13 AM

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I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

Words are very powerful, and they should be honored. If James Harden is promised good money without conditions, then he is due for that. However, sometimes these businessmen are very clever; they tend to use their power to influence a player's decision but ultimately may not stand by their words. Nowadays, the system has already changed, as players can make demands. In the case of James Harden, being a superstar, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. He understands that he won't lose his job, even if the 76ers decide to trade him, which they have refused to do until now.

Might be but as we all know, owners will have to make promises, and players should take that as a grain of salt. I remember the Jordan Poole trade, Poole said that he was assured that he will not be traded by Dunleavy Jr. But in the next 12 hours, he was traded to the Wizards.

So that is a lesson that there is no absolute word in the NBA, it's business, the owner or the president of basketball for operations of a team will have to make the hard decision. And with that, Harden might be hurt by the promises and so he wanted to leave.

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I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

Words are very powerful, and they should be honored. If James Harden is promised good money without conditions, then he is due for that. However, sometimes these businessmen are very clever; they tend to use their power to influence a player's decision but ultimately may not stand by their words. Nowadays, the system has already changed, as players can make demands. In the case of James Harden, being a superstar, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. He understands that he won't lose his job, even if the 76ers decide to trade him, which they have refused to do until now.

Yes you are right that nate words are too powerful it can distract people through people. And what happened to The team is that I think they promise to James harden but they don't do their promises and as a player or let say as a super star then James harden knows what he doing and he is not scared cause once 76sers will leave him then many team's will want to have harden as we all know how he plays and how he carry his team.

The only mistake that Harden did in his time with the 76ers is that he trusted Daryl Morey's words because why not, right? It's the president's words and if he has been promised then it should happen in due time because that's what real men would do and that their are a man of their words but in this situation, the president didn't even bother to check up on Harden and that's harsh. Furthermore, Harden wasn't clever enough to put those agreements into a contract, if there was any agreement at all, because after all, this is a business and all business matter should have some papers.

The word "trust" carries a straightforward meaning, and not everything needs to be documented on paper, as trust has already been established between the parties. Perhaps this situation serves as a learning experience for James Harden, guiding him to be more astute in his future endeavors. Despite this, he still benefits from a substantial contract. However, his current desire is to depart from the current organization and seek a new environment where he can have faith and rely on the management's sincerity.

We can empathize with what happened to him; as humans, feeling betrayed can severely damage relationships.

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I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

Words are very powerful, and they should be honored. If James Harden is promised good money without conditions, then he is due for that. However, sometimes these businessmen are very clever; they tend to use their power to influence a player's decision but ultimately may not stand by their words. Nowadays, the system has already changed, as players can make demands. In the case of James Harden, being a superstar, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. He understands that he won't lose his job, even if the 76ers decide to trade him, which they have refused to do until now.

Yes you are right that nate words are too powerful it can distract people through people. And what happened to The team is that I think they promise to James harden but they don't do their promises and as a player or let say as a super star then James harden knows what he doing and he is not scared cause once 76sers will leave him then many team's will want to have harden as we all know how he plays and how he carry his team.

The only mistake that Harden did in his time with the 76ers is that he trusted Daryl Morey's words because why not, right? It's the president's words and if he has been promised then it should happen in due time because that's what real men would do and that their are a man of their words but in this situation, the president didn't even bother to check up on Harden and that's harsh. Furthermore, Harden wasn't clever enough to put those agreements into a contract, if there was any agreement at all, because after all, this is a business and all business matter should have some papers.

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Quote from: Natalim on August 18, 2023, 09:04:13 AM

Quote from: Jating on August 18, 2023, 08:36:13 AM

I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

Words are very powerful, and they should be honored. If James Harden is promised good money without conditions, then he is due for that. However, sometimes these businessmen are very clever; they tend to use their power to influence a player's decision but ultimately may not stand by their words. Nowadays, the system has already changed, as players can make demands. In the case of James Harden, being a superstar, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. He understands that he won't lose his job, even if the 76ers decide to trade him, which they have refused to do until now.

Yes you are right that nate words are too powerful it can distract people through people. And what happened to The team is that I think they promise to James harden but they don't do their promises and as a player or let say as a super star then James harden knows what he doing and he is not scared cause once 76sers will leave him then many team's will want to have harden as we all know how he plays and how he carry his team.

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Quote from: Kelvinid on August 18, 2023, 07:32:57 AM

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While at a basketball camp in China, Harden took to the microphone, stating that “Daryl Morey [the GM of the 76ers] is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”

https://thesixersense.com/2023/08/17/5-james-harden-76ers-trades-to-teams-nobody-is-expecting/

And given the situation of the 76ers right now, it might be the same reason why Joel Embiid is giving some hint because he doesn't want a team that has other issues rather than focusing on what the should they do to improve the team.

Embiid admitted that Harden helped him become an MVP, so I think Harden is a good teammate. The GM of the 76ers seems to have some problems with the players, as Harden has not encountered issues with the previous teams he played for.

If you all still remember, Harden agreed to a pay cut with a new 76ers contract amounting to $15 million just to help the team improve.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/james-harden-contract-pay-cut-76ers/echtei2ilj3bks5foleduyv1

So, not only is Harden a team player, but he is also unselfish.

I understand why Harden wants to be out of the 76ers really badly. Maybe there's something to do with that contract and the purpose of it, while Harden agreed on that for the sake of the team. If he has said such words against Daryl then that means that it's about the purpose of why he's got a cut of the contract and saying that he's liar, I guess that the terms weren't met and didn't happened at all. We're starting to see the light now as to why Harden wants to get out quickly.

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Quote from: Jating on August 18, 2023, 08:36:13 AM

I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

Words are very powerful, and they should be honored. If James Harden is promised good money without conditions, then he is due for that. However, sometimes these businessmen are very clever; they tend to use their power to influence a player's decision but ultimately may not stand by their words. Nowadays, the system has already changed, as players can make demands. In the case of James Harden, being a superstar, I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing. He understands that he won't lose his job, even if the 76ers decide to trade him, which they have refused to do until now.

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Quote from: OgNasty on August 17, 2023, 01:56:54 PM

Who did they think they were going to be able to get? It seems like suddenly the mood in Philly changed with Harden and Embiid wanting out, but they never really said who they were wanting to pick up. I’m not even sure what player would fit with them or who was available that they were wanting. Maybe a trade for Bradley Beal or Chris Paul? Any ideas?

Looks like both are gonna be out in the next season for the 76ers and they should really find a deal before the season starts because they cannot afford to have these kinds of players who are not gonna be playing their 100% for the team anymore. I think Embiid will easily be out because of his skills and popularity but Harden seems hard to be out because he hasn't been giving his past team at least an appearance in the NBA finals yet. I wonder what's going on in that team and how would they recover if they did not have these star players in their team anymore.

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While at a basketball camp in China, Harden took to the microphone, stating that “Daryl Morey [the GM of the 76ers] is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”

https://thesixersense.com/2023/08/17/5-james-harden-76ers-trades-to-teams-nobody-is-expecting/

And given the situation of the 76ers right now, it might be the same reason why Joel Embiid is giving some hint because he doesn't want a team that has other issues rather than focusing on what the should they do to improve the team.

Embiid admitted that Harden helped him become an MVP, so I think Harden is a good teammate. The GM of the 76ers seems to have some problems with the players, as Harden has not encountered issues with the previous teams he played for.

If you all still remember, Harden agreed to a pay cut with a new 76ers contract amounting to $15 million just to help the team improve.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/james-harden-contract-pay-cut-76ers/echtei2ilj3bks5foleduyv1

So, not only is Harden a team player, but he is also unselfish.

Most likely it depends on what we read on the internet about the intention of James Harden leaving the Sixers. Perhaps the pay cut what just a way for Harden to leave Brooklyn Nets that time because it was obvious that there are a lot of issues with the team eventhough it was really strong with Kevin Durant and Irving and himself. But there is something that he says that the owner is a liar and so he doesn't want to work with him or the team. I don't what to speculate but it should be around the money I guess. Maybe he was promised to have a good money this season. But the owner turn his back on Harden.

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Quote from: Yaunfitda on August 18, 2023, 02:54:30 AM

Thanks for this news, I haven't read it. All we know is that Dame wanted out, that's the real deal and he wanted to go to Miami. But to be able to facilitate it, yeah, maybe they need another team like Philly to get involved in this blockbuster trade.

As far as I know, there is still no progress in the negotiations between the Heat and Blazers, as the Blazers aren't interested in this deal. It seems like the main reason why this deal is not moving forward is because of Tyler Herro, or rather the Blazers' lack of interest in him. Of course, Herro could be re-routed to a third team as part of this deal, but what team would agree to that? The 76ers? I don't think so.

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Quote from: Maslate on August 18, 2023, 06:07:24 AM

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While at a basketball camp in China, Harden took to the microphone, stating that “Daryl Morey [the GM of the 76ers] is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”

https://thesixersense.com/2023/08/17/5-james-harden-76ers-trades-to-teams-nobody-is-expecting/

And given the situation of the 76ers right now, it might be the same reason why Joel Embiid is giving some hint because he doesn't want a team that has other issues rather than focusing on what the should they do to improve the team.

Embiid admitted that Harden helped him become an MVP, so I think Harden is a good teammate. The GM of the 76ers seems to have some problems with the players, as Harden has not encountered issues with the previous teams he played for.

If you all still remember, Harden agreed to a pay cut with a new 76ers contract amounting to $15 million just to help the team improve.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/james-harden-contract-pay-cut-76ers/echtei2ilj3bks5foleduyv1

So, not only is Harden a team player, but he is also unselfish.

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Quote from: Finestream on August 17, 2023, 10:29:31 AM

You know, I would like to think that my judgement were right after all but I still can't because I just don't have enough or concrete details yet to confirm whether there is something wrong inside the Philly or not, maybe it has existed already since last season that there is going on in their locker room that we didn't know because they are still trying to work things out.

What they are doing right now is just giving some clues and leave the public curious or should I say confused because after they fired Doc Rivers, almost everything has been shattered into places and I think as well that it is one of the reasons why Harden wanted to get out and most probably, Embiid as well.

You picked the right words mate. I bet that is what is going on with most of the Philly fans right now. Even the drama with Ben Simmons might be crossed out once proven that the problem is within the management and not the players entirely.
They like throwing blame to either coaches or players but they will never admit their wrongdoings. Now that James Harden talked, it's either him or the management that will be believed. But, for the long time that Daryl Morrey is handling Harden from the Rockets to the 76ers, I have never heard Harden talk like this. Just when he is in the 76ers. So I am guessing there's still someone else behind it.

Anyway, after the New York Liberty in WNBA won the WNBA Cup, I think I understand now what will happen to that In-Season of the NBA. They don't actually have to worry about it, they just need to keep on winning their games. I guess the goal of Adam Silver is just to enhance the competition in the season games.
Regular season Tip-off is still in October and it's on the 24th.

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Quote from: Finestream on August 17, 2023, 10:29:31 AM

You know, I would like to think that my judgement were right after all but I still can't because I just don't have enough or concrete details yet to confirm whether there is something wrong inside the Philly or not, maybe it has existed already since last season that there is going on in their locker room that we didn't know because they are still trying to work things out.

What they are doing right now is just giving some clues and leave the public curious or should I say confused because after they fired Doc Rivers, almost everything has been shattered into places and I think as well that it is one of the reasons why Harden wanted to get out and most probably, Embiid as well.

The President of the 76ers Daryl Morey is like have something beef with James Harden for sure that is why it is likely a war inside the Philadelphia 76ers, right now because of the President and Harden, it is a clash and Harden keeps on saying that Morey has likely lie to him for getting his salary cut without further improvements for the team, well it is not likely that simple indeed, but I think James Harden likely really want out, while Embiid is hanging on the balance,

I guess it's not something anymore because it's been confirmed already recently that the reason why James Harden wanted to go out from the franchise is because he doesn't want how Daryl Morey handle the organization. And because of the issues that happened inside like Morey is not really giving some improvements to the roster, this happened recently.

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While at a basketball camp in China, Harden took to the microphone, stating that “Daryl Morey [the GM of the 76ers] is a liar, and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”

https://thesixersense.com/2023/08/17/5-james-harden-76ers-trades-to-teams-nobody-is-expecting/

And given the situation of the 76ers right now, it might be the same reason why Joel Embiid is giving some hint because he doesn't want a team that has other issues rather than focusing on what the should they do to improve the team.

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Quote from: Hypnosis00 on August 17, 2023, 07:26:34 AM

Either Embiid will request a trade, or he will get traded. Given what's going on within the organization, there's a likelihood that Embiid might not stay with the 76ers. Just consider what might happen to the 76ers' season if Harden sits out, since the management doesn't plan to trade him. Do we think Embiid will be happy with that? Next season will likely be a determining factor in Embiid's decision, as this team lacks a long-term plan and struggles in taking care of its players.

Well, If James Harden is not going to likely stay because even if they Ban James Harden from leaving the Philadelphia 76ers then I think it is not a great chemistry if they would let Harden Stay and he doesn't have a good relationship with the President of the 76ers Daryl Morey for the meantime, so it is not going to be a good idea to still kept Harden, and if this will not be fixed then Joel Embiid will likely want to be traded to other teams, but Joel Embiid would likely want to win a championship next season, and have also said that he wanted to play for the Golden State Warriors with Stephen Curry,

Quote from: Finestream on August 17, 2023, 10:29:31 AM

You know, I would like to think that my judgement were right after all but I still can't because I just don't have enough or concrete details yet to confirm whether there is something wrong inside the Philly or not, maybe it has existed already since last season that there is going on in their locker room that we didn't know because they are still trying to work things out.

What they are doing right now is just giving some clues and leave the public curious or should I say confused because after they fired Doc Rivers, almost everything has been shattered into places and I think as well that it is one of the reasons why Harden wanted to get out and most probably, Embiid as well.

The President of the 76ers Daryl Morey is like have something beef with James Harden for sure that is why it is likely a war inside the Philadelphia 76ers, right now because of the President and Harden, it is a clash and Harden keeps on saying that Morey has likely lie to him for getting his salary cut without further improvements for the team, well it is not likely that simple indeed, but I think James Harden likely really want out, while Embiid is hanging on the balance,

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Quote from: Captain Corporate on August 17, 2023, 01:51:54 PM

I agree, Sixers are not "that" far away from being a championship contender, they just needed to focus on making the team better and they could keep Harden that way. The problem is that Sixers told Harden to get a pay cut so they could get better players to surround him and Embiid in order to win a title, he agreed and then they got nobody. This is why there is a trouble and with Harden gone then why would Embiid stay. I am guessing that Harden will want out because he has been lied to, but if Sixers could manage to get some great players, then Harden could be turned to be happy, might be too late though. This is not a good idea for either side, nobody will get anything out of this.

They got Tucker with that pay cut that Harden did, and he did well at least as a role player. The problem is Harden himself because he choked at the time when the Sixers needed him the most, and that is Game 7 against the Celtics. He made the winning shot in Game 6, but was almost non-existent in Game 7. It wasn't Harden that's the problem at that time, but Harden himself. They've got good role players that season.

With regards to Embiid, he will stay for another season with the Sixers, and if there is still no development, or progress in terms of their performance in the playoffs, it's almost certain that he will request a trade to another team. Overall, Harden will play with the Sixers, and he must play or his value will go lower. "NO" teams want him anymore, and if there is, they probably are trying to negotiate with the Sixers already. I mean Harden is an all-star player, but his drama is too much to handle for the team, and it's much worse than Irving IMO. On the other hand, I will not be surprised if there will be teams that will be interested in Harden especially those championship caliber teams right now.

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Quote from: Captain Corporate on August 17, 2023, 01:51:54 PM

I agree, Sixers are not "that" far away from being a championship contender, they just needed to focus on making the team better and they could keep Harden that way. The problem is that Sixers told Harden to get a pay cut so they could get better players to surround him and Embiid in order to win a title, he agreed and then they got nobody. This is why there is a trouble and with Harden gone then why would Embiid stay. I am guessing that Harden will want out because he has been lied to, but if Sixers could manage to get some great players, then Harden could be turned to be happy, might be too late though. This is not a good idea for either side, nobody will get anything out of this.

Who did they think they were going to be able to get? It seems like suddenly the mood in Philly changed with Harden and Embiid wanting out, but they never really said who they were wanting to pick up. I’m not even sure what player would fit with them or who was available that they were wanting. Maybe a trade for Bradley Beal or Chris Paul? Any ideas?

We never know because right now, things are still messy that we cannot even understand what is truly happening inside the Philly because I think Harden's trade request is just the tip of the iceberg as there is a big possibility that Joel Embiid might want to get out too because he surely doesn't want to waste his season on a team that don't know what to do mainly now that the Philly's hands are tied and they certainly did not expected this to happen, at all, not this early.

And if we look at Harden's career though, he has history of asking for trade, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is actually asking it or the news is real. And maybe Philly is caught off guard with this request and not it's become messy as the name of Joel also resurfaces. So it could be true or not, we will never know until it's became officially or someone drops the news to us, someone close to Philly or even some players.

Quote from: freedomgo on August 18, 2023, 01:46:25 AM

If trade talks will happen, from the articles that I've read maybe the Sixers will be the 3rd team to participate in the negotiations between the Portland and Heat because this trade as well is not even moving. But as I said, we never know what will happen next, let's just expect the unexpected.

Thanks for this news, I haven't read it. All we know is that Dame wanted out, that's the real deal and he wanted to go to Miami. But to be able to facilitate it, yeah, maybe they need another team like Philly to get involved in this blockbuster trade.

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Quote from: OgNasty on August 17, 2023, 01:56:54 PM

Quote from: Captain Corporate on August 17, 2023, 01:51:54 PM

I agree, Sixers are not "that" far away from being a championship contender, they just needed to focus on making the team better and they could keep Harden that way. The problem is that Sixers told Harden to get a pay cut so they could get better players to surround him and Embiid in order to win a title, he agreed and then they got nobody. This is why there is a trouble and with Harden gone then why would Embiid stay. I am guessing that Harden will want out because he has been lied to, but if Sixers could manage to get some great players, then Harden could be turned to be happy, might be too late though. This is not a good idea for either side, nobody will get anything out of this.

Who did they think they were going to be able to get? It seems like suddenly the mood in Philly changed with Harden and Embiid wanting out, but they never really said who they were wanting to pick up. I’m not even sure what player would fit with them or who was available that they were wanting. Maybe a trade for Bradley Beal or Chris Paul? Any ideas?

We never know because right now, things are still messy that we cannot even understand what is truly happening inside the Philly because I think Harden's trade request is just the tip of the iceberg as there is a big possibility that Joel Embiid might want to get out too because he surely doesn't want to waste his season on a team that don't know what to do mainly now that the Philly's hands are tied and they certainly did not expected this to happen, at all, not this early.

If trade talks will happen, from the articles that I've read maybe the Sixers will be the 3rd team to participate in the negotiations between the Portland and Heat because this trade as well is not even moving. But as I said, we never know what will happen next, let's just expect the unexpected.

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I still do not think that Houston is the right place for neither Embiid nor Harden. Houston shouldn't accept that, yes I understand you would instantly become a team that would be in playoffs right away, and even have a chance to battle it out and go very far. However, that would be only for a few years and not for too long neither, Embiid is getting older and Harden is already at is descend as well, he is not the Harden he used to be at Rockets anymore.

Rockets are building a team that's about to grow together and be well, look at their roster, most of their players are young and if they grow together they could be very good together in the future. Maybe they won't be able to hold all of them together, but they do look good.

That is why the Houston Rockets aren't even bothered by the speculations because they know that it will be a total waste of time and money too if they will try and allocate both Embiid and Harden into their roster because both may be useful enough but just like you said, that will not be for long as both of them is starting to decline specially Harden. Also, it will be a hefty trade for the Rockets if they will try and they will surely regret it if they will.

Why need to acquire both if they can get one of them and I guess Embiid will be the perfect catch for them knowing that he can possibly blend together with current young roster of Rockets. If they push to get Harden back to their team maybe they will get the same issue as before so to avoid any issues especially that can bother their team maybe they should pass on taking Harden and find another reliable star which doesn't have same issue so that they can fully focus on their games.

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Quote from: wiss19 on August 17, 2023, 01:42:06 PM

I still do not think that Houston is the right place for neither Embiid nor Harden. Houston shouldn't accept that, yes I understand you would instantly become a team that would be in playoffs right away, and even have a chance to battle it out and go very far. However, that would be only for a few years and not for too long neither, Embiid is getting older and Harden is already at is descend as well, he is not the Harden he used to be at Rockets anymore.

Rockets are building a team that's about to grow together and be well, look at their roster, most of their players are young and if they grow together they could be very good together in the future. Maybe they won't be able to hold all of them together, but they do look good.

That is why the Houston Rockets aren't even bothered by the speculations because they know that it will be a total waste of time and money too if they will try and allocate both Embiid and Harden into their roster because both may be useful enough but just like you said, that will not be for long as both of them is starting to decline specially Harden. Also, it will be a hefty trade for the Rockets if they will try and they will surely regret it if they will.

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So much for the Process then, Lol. Sixers has given him the support, but I guess when he won the MVP already, it made him think to chase the ring and not any individual accolade. And it's hard to see Joel leaving the Sixers, but I guess if he wanted to get out then there's nothing that the management can do.

Just weird though that the destination they want is Houston? Although Harden has a good years run in Houston, but it doesn't make sense for Embid to follow his team mates there though. Does Joel has a connection with the city of Houston?

There are contrary rumors that Embiid is quite happy to be in the 76ers. By the way, I also don't understand why this is about the Rockets. Embiid's value as a player is very high right now because he's a current MVP. So it seems to me that the Rockets have nothing to hope for because they actually have nothing to offer the 76ers for him. Furthermore, Embiid will obviously not be interested in such a trade because the Rockets are still an underdog team.

Most likely it was just a rumor though, Harden wanted out and maybe he or someone just pulling then name of Joel Embiid here to as if shows that he also wanted to get traded after getting the MVP award last season.

Well if Harden is not happy and doesn't want to get a pay cut then so be it. Sixers should trade him after a season. But as far as Joel Embiid goes, I think he has some loyalty to the Sixers team and wouldn't just leave like that.

Maybe you are right, it's just something to attract readers when you connect Embiid in a discussion, but we never know what's the real score is as there's no update yet in this issue.

Moving back to Harden, playing outside Phily might be hard if there's no team that will acquire him
and offer a trade.

He needs or his camp needs to work on someone outside Phily that will bring him out, so far no
update yet with his drama.

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I’m not sure I understand the point of the in-season tournament but I did just see a suggestion that the winner of the tournament get an automatic playoff berth. That’s interesting…

I’m more 76ers updates from Philadelphia, James Harden is now saying he’s open to play for a different team than just the Clippers. He wants out…

I think it's a cool idea, but for different reasons.
If I read correctly, every player of the winning team of the tournament gets 500000$ in prize money.
So imagine you are a rookie or whatever, on a minimum contract. The 500k make a HUGE difference in your annual salary.

The big names of course couldn't care less but for the bench players this is a nice pay day. Of course the journey is long, but it's a nice opportunity.

I haven't looked into it yet but how would they get an automatic berrth? Wouldn't that leave an uneven amount of teams from the eastern and western conferences. And I guess about the money you are right. You might see more of the young guys balling out in that game for that money. Imagine the guys who are on a 10 day contract or something lol. They'd be balling in those games

This would be kind of fun. Say an in-season tourney for rookies/sophmores or something like that. Which we sort of get already with the NBA rising stars game during the All-Star weekend.

But this will NEVER happen because no teams want any of their players to be at risk unnecessarily. Doing an in-season tournament might be fun for us, but I highly doubt any team owners are interested in anything like this.

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