On Thursday, it was reported that James Harden is picking up his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season. The plan is for the 76ers to trade him this offseason.
During an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up this Friday morning, Brian Windhorst offered an update on Harden’s future.
Windhorst revealed that Harden’s market isn’t very strong this offseason.
“There isn’t a strong market for James Harden right now,” Windhorst said. “The Sixers were positioning themselves to try to force him into a disadvantageous position, and so he elected to opt into his contract.”
.@WindhorstESPN has the details of James Harden exercising his $35.6M player option:
"There isn't a strong market for James Harden right now. The Sixers were positioning themselves to try to force him into a disadvantageous position, and so he elected to opt into his contract." pic.twitter.com/FoG2327GTW
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 30, 2023
Harden averaged 21.0 points, 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game this past season. He’s no longer an MVP candidate, but it’s pretty apparent he can still play at a high level.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers and Knicks are sniffing around the trade market to see what it would take to land Harden.
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