Sixers, James Harden mutually decide on having him sit out 76ers open scrimmage
Keith Pompey: #Sixers coach Nick Nurse on if it was a mutual decision to not have James Harden partake as a player or coach in the Blue X White Scrimmage and be introduced with his teammates: pic.twitter.com/QQAtXU7lqp – via Twitter PompeyOnSixers
Let’s hope he continues to disrupt them, all the way through the season
But the plan to add draft-pick swaps in a package for Harden hasn’t moved the needle for the Sixers. They’ve said they’re interested in a package that includes Clippers guard Terance Mann and first-round picks. But the source said Morey knows Mann is untouchable. The Sixers are looking for an All-Star player or assets to acquire for Harden. That’s why draft-pick swaps may not be good enough. And word is that the Sixers don’t expect the picks from the Clippers, who need to stay relevant in a big market, to be that valuable, especially with them being a perennial playoff team. – via Keith Pompey @ The Philadelphia Inquirer
A LAC line up of Harden, Leonard, and George would be pretty good, if they all stay on the court. Mann is a nice player, but he isn't taking the Clippers anywhere. This makes no sense that he would be the hold up for a trade. I get that PHI doesn't want to just give Harden away but he hasn't been all that good the last few seasons, at least not consistently, and with the drama around him, they are not going to get even a Jrue Holiday level deal (2 good players, two firsts).
LAC is going to fall off a cliff soon in any case, why not go all in with Harden and at least go down fighting?