20/07/2023 and las 10:56 CEST
James Hardenlisten to 76ers, would have requested the transfer to the Phildelphia franchise looking for a new team where he can compete for the ring. According to the American ‘insiders’ point out, the player would welcome a move to Los Angeles Clipperswhere he could form one of the best ‘big threes’ in the entire NBA.
Since he left the Houston Rockets, a franchise in which Harden became one of the best shooting guards in league historythe career of ‘the beard’ has lived longer shadows that you look, either because of their performance on the track or for non-sporting reasons. The situation in the 76ers seems to be a mixture of both, and the player has already transmitted to the team offices his desire to leave looking for new challenges.
He arrived in Philadelphia with a suitcase full of illusions after consummating his failed stint with Brooklyn Netsa group in which he never quite found his place and form chemistry with two other great superstars such as Kevin Durant y Kyrie Irving. Harden was the first to jump ship, heading to Pennsylvania to join the project of an aspiring 76ers with a talented roster and big names.
In the end, things have not gone as the franchise wanted. Those of Phildelphia have been competitive in the regular season but They haven’t been able to make it to conference finals thisa pending issue for Joel Embiid, who despite getting his first NBA MVP this year, fell in the semifinals conference, as usual, this time against the Boston Celtics.
HARDEN WANTS TO PLAY WITH KAWHI AND PAUL GEORGE
As noted by Shams Charania, James Harden accepted his almost 36 million player option dollars with the sole condition of being transferred to another team. His favorite destination seems to be the Los Angeles Clippers, a franchise in which he could form a fearsome ‘big three’ junto a Paul George y Kawhi Leonardtwo of the biggest superstars in the NBA.
A priori, the movement is similar to the one he already did in the Nets with Durant and Irving, and everyone already knows how that ended. Harden needs to have the ball in his hands to feel comfortable on the track, and the presence of two other foreign stars could limit your game as for numbers.
The cocktail of players already seems dangerous with these three names, to which should be added the presence of a Russell Westbrook that he renewed with the Los Angeles team for one more year in this past free agency, a contract of 2 years at a rate of 7.8 million dollars. ‘The Beard’ and Westbrook were already teammates in Oklahoma and Houston, so the chemistry between the two would not be a problem, but perhaps their characteristics do not match too much in the same ‘backcourt’.
LAST CHANCE FOR THE RING?
Harden is already considered one of the great scoring guards of all time, with an MVP and numerous All Stars behind him, but He still has to get the NBA champion ringa goal that he yearns for since his time in Thunderwhere he managed to get the sixth man of the year and reach the finals in 2012. He has not reached them again, and he will try to repeat the milestone in his new team.
will meet the 34 years next August and, despite maintaining the doll talent, the Harden’s physical performance has slipped in the last two campaigns, so you should not miss any opportunity to fight for the ring. Should he retire without ever winning, he would join the club of Allen Iverson and company as one of the great scorers. no championship.
In Clippers I would choose to fight for everything, but always in case everyone stays healthy. Injuries have weighed down the Angelenos in recent seasons, some physical setbacks that have directly affected their aspirations in playoffs.
Ever since George and Kawhi met there in the summer of 2019, They have only played 142 games together, and despite the good percentage of victories when both are on track, it is insufficient if the team wants to win the NBA ring. If Harden lands in California and his teammates are available to play, the Clippers will will become one of the great favorites of the competition.
2023-07-20 08:56:03
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