James Harden will most likely leave the Philadelphia 76ers as he has opted into his 2023-24 option, which means he is likely to get traded.
BREAKING: James Harden is “optimistic” he will be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, per @sam_amick.
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This all sparkled a wave of speculations as to where the point guard will find himself next season and according to reports the Clippers have emerged as favorites.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated that the Los Angeles team are in search of point guard and Harden may be the perfect fit. As for the players in return the Clippers would be more keen to send away their draft picks rather than their young players.
Talks are still in too early of a stage to be called anything definite, but Harden’s decision has certainly sent the NBA world into shockwave.