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James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers reach agreement on 2-year, $68 million deal

James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers reach agreement on 2-year, $68 million deal

Free agent star James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers have reached an agreement on a two-year, $68 million deal with a player option, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Harden declined a $47 million option this offseason to facilitate the new deal at a discount. “I had conversations with [president of basketball operations] Daryl [Morey], and it was explained how we could get better and what the market value was for certain players. I told Daryl to improve the roster, sign who we needed to… Source link

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James Harden tells Sixers ‘sign who we [need] to sign and give me whatever is left over’ with new deal

James Harden tells Sixers ‘sign who we [need] to sign and give me whatever is left over’ with new deal

LOS ANGELES — Superstar NBA guard James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers are still ironing out the final details of a one-plus-one contract that will see him take a $15 million discount. But Harden said he is “locked in” with the Sixers and eager to get to work. In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Sports on Sunday, the 10-time All-Star revealed why he was willing to sacrifice financially for the betterment of the team, he touched on the offseason additions, discussed where he’s at… Source link

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NBA Fact or Fiction: The James Harden conundrum

NBA Fact or Fiction: The James Harden conundrum

Each week during the 2021-22 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [ Last time on Fact or Fiction: The Phoenix Suns are championship favorites ] We are approaching the two-month mark since the Philadelphia 76ers traded Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden. Simmons has not yet played for… Source link

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Embiid and Harden are an unfair combo in Philly

Friday night’s NBA slate has more games than you can shake a stick at — provided you can only shake a stick at eight games or less. All eyes will be on the Sixers–Timberwolves matchup, where the newly acquired James Harden will suit up for his Philly debut. Here are some of my favorite props for tonight, courtesy of BetMGM: James Harden over 9.5 assists (-145) The Sixers‘ new guard likes to make a good first impression, posting a 37/6/12 line in his first game with the Rockets and going for… Source link

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