{"id":56997,"date":"2023-10-19T18:17:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=56997"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:17:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:17:12","slug":"nba-rumors-james-harden-a-no-show-amid-new-76ers-clippers-trade-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/10\/19\/nba-rumors-james-harden-a-no-show-amid-new-76ers-clippers-trade-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: James Harden a No-Show Amid New 76ers, Clippers Trade Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NBA season tips off in less than a week, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>James Harden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> still wants to be a Clipper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Harden was a no-show at 76ers practice, continuing a polarizing pattern of behavior over the course of the offseason since his trade request. The Sixers, meanwhile, have just re-engaged with trade talks with the Clippers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Harden did not attend 76ers practice today and is away due to a personal matter.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1715042120975675484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NBA Rumors: James Harden a No-Show Amid New 76ers, Clippers Trade Talks<\/h2>\n<h3><b>Background<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/13\/where-do-james-harden-and-the-76ers-go-from-here\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no shortage of headlines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>James Harden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his trade request. From the initial talks ending with the Clippers to a more recent fiasco with media day and training camp, the ten-time All-Star has made his intentions known in more ways than one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But now, even after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/25\/nba-trade-rumors-insider-says-3-4-teams-interested-in-james-harden\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">multiple teams expressed interest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Harden\u2019s services, it remains clear that his goal is to wind up in LA, joining <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Kawhi Leonard<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reuniting with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Russell Westbrook<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Paul George<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One of his last appearances with the Sixers came prior to their preseason opener against the Celtics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Harden &amp; Tyrese Maxey working together even Sixers pre season (2023 -24) camp end today\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RWHjWKp3YL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harden\u2019s latest absences thicken the plot of the 76ers soap opera.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Athletic outlined a potential course of action related to Harden\u2019s actions:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless Harden shares a reason for the absence that the Sixers deem worthy of being excused, all signs point to Harden being fined by the team going forward. Harden, who remains furious at Morey for his handling of the situation, has stayed in communication with the team by way of general manager Elton Brand as recently as Tuesday night.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sixers Head Coach Nick Nurse doesn\u2019t appear fazed by the new developments:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sixers<\/a> coach Nick Nurse addresses James Harden being a no-show for the second consecutive practice: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rAo0RVvBex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rAo0RVvBex<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PompeyOnSixers\/status\/1715060387626791076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>76ers and Clippers Trade Talks: Terence Mann \u201cUntouchable\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During recent trade talks between the Sixers and Clippers, the Clippers made 27-year-old wing Terance Mann <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1713551942268371146\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">untouchable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mann, a standout wing in his own right, averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He shot 52% from the field, 39% from deep and 78% from the free-throw line. He\u2019s also a season removed from a career year\u201410.8 points per game on .484\/.365\/.780 splits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Mann is a great young player brimming with potential, it\u2019s understandably odd why the Clippers are dying to keep him instead of acquiring an All-Star point guard\u2014even if he\u2019s 34 years old and the last few stops have ended bitterly. Mann has proven himself as a solid contributor on a playoff roster, and there\u2019s no doubt he would succeed next to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Joel Embiid<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maxeyty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Tyrese Maxey<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Sixers\u2019 overall asking price for Harden isn\u2019t an arm and a leg, either: a package around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1714730167094964477\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mann and two first-round picks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with the necessary salary (potentially <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrima03.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Marcus Morris<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/covinro01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Robert Covington<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to match Harden\u2019s contract. But newer reporting from Sam Amick suggests the Sixers wouldn\u2019t be done wheeling and dealing after Harden:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Clippers would put Mann in the deal while also giving up the unprotected first, the pick swap and matching salaries, Harden would have his wish, and the 76ers would then have a chance to pursue the sort of high-end player via trade that would keep them in title contention. Philadelphia is known to already have trades lined up in which it would receive a first-round pick in exchange for Mann.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Sixers are exercising every possible option to move Harden, the overall stalemates\u2014whether between Harden and the Sixers or the Sixers and the Clippers\u2014continue to grow. If the Clippers change their stance and Harden becomes receptive to coming back, that could change things significantly. But for now, the waiting game continues to play out, with the winner yet to be determined.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>If James Harden Isn\u2019t Traded\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that Harden could very well start this season in the City of Brotherly Love. He hasn\u2019t been a major distraction to the team, but rather remained a consummate professional, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E9zQkUHBNrI?si=PF7geg9rgDVH66FC\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to Tyrese Maxey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s sad to say this, but this is normal for me\u2026Most guys that we have on our team, we\u2019ve been through this situation. We\u2019re just telling the young guys, \u2018Look, we\u2019re here to practice, we\u2019re here to focus.\u2019 Nick Nurse and his staff make it easy as well. They\u2019ve made it fun, they\u2019ve made it competitive. Guys aren\u2019t really focused on that situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More recent developments could sour the mood among Harden\u2019s teammates, especially with the regular season tipping off next week. There\u2019s no denying the cloud that\u2019s above the Sixers and the pressure that\u2019s on Harden and the front office to resolve this. However, every other member of the 76ers has bought into the new system and the potential that this year\u2019s team holds. The question remains around Harden, and how much longer he\u2019s willing to put up the fight.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA season tips off in less than a week, and James Harden still wants to be a Clipper. Recently, Harden was a no-show at 76ers practice, continuing a polarizing pattern of behavior over the course of the offseason since his trade request. The Sixers, meanwhile, have just re-engaged with trade talks with the Clippers. 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