James Harden has opted into his $35.6 million player option for 2023-24 with the Philadelphia 76ers, in hopes of working with the organization to find a trade partner.
NBA free-agency began on Friday, June 30th at 6pm E.T. and we are tracking all of the rumors and reports regarding a possible Harden trade right here.
Tuesday, July 25th
-Clippers still reluctant to trade Terance Mann in a package for Harden (Neubeck)
Monday, July 24th
-James Harden talks about player empowerment in the NBA (USA Today)
Friday, July 21st
-P.J. Tucker, Harden's long-time teammate both in Houston and Philadelphia, has come up in trade talks with the Clippers. (Scotto)
Wednesday, July 19th
-James Harden removes 76ers affiliation from social media accounts
-"No matter the Sixers’ wishes, Harden still intends to play for the Clippers...There has been no substantial trade conversation for Philadelphia regarding Harden and any other team, sources said." (Fischer)
Monday, July 17th
-“The relationship between James Harden and Daryl Morey is essentially severed, it’s essentially fractured throughout this process.” (Charania)
Thursday, July 13th
-Harden still wants to leave Philadelphia and is determined to go to the Clippers (Amick)
Tuesday, July 11th
-Harden and Morey have spoken and Harden still wants to be traded (Ramona Shelburne h/t Liberty Ballers)
Monday, July 3rd
-Maxey is "prime" piece for Lillard, but Sixers unwilling to trade him (Windhorst)
Sunday, July 2nd
-Conceivable that James Harden starts the season a Sixer (Woj)
Friday, June 30th
-The Sixers could trade Maxey in a deal for Damian Lillard (Windhorst)
-The Sixers will not extend Tyrese Maxey this Summer (Neubeck)
-Chicago could be a potential trade partner for the Sixers, for Zach Lavine or DeMar DeRozan (Fischer)
-The Clippers are not offering Paul George (Windhorst)
-Proposed trade idea: James Harden and P.J. Tucker to the Clippers for Terrance Mann, Normal Powell, Robert Covington, Nicolas Batum, two future first-round picks (O'Connor)
-Harden was "extremely upset" at how the Sixers handled his possible free-agency (Amick)
Thursday, June 29th
-Clippers and Heat expected to emerge as possible suitors for Harden (Charania)
-Kyrie Irving and Damian Lillard mentioned as possible options for the Sixers (Windhorst)
-Clippers have stronger interest than Knicks (Begley)
-Clippers and Sixers have discussed deals involving Normal Powell and Marcus Morris (Fischer)
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