James Harden is torn between renewing with the Sixers, or returning to the discipline of the Rockets through a fairly important financial agreement. However, and according to sources close to the media The Athletic‘La Barba’ has not yet made a decision about his sporting future.
“He still doesn’t know what to do. I know his mentality, and I don’t think he’s clear on it,” admitted journalist Shams Charania. “We are only a month away from free agency, and he is torn between staying in Philadelphia or going back home (Houston). That is where his roots are, his family… They have more than 60 million dollars to offer him. And they might even have more. Close to 70 million », he explained.
“The Rockets are going to have a lot of money this summer, and they are going to be very aggressive in the market. They will seek agreements for two or three years. I’ve heard of Dillon Brooks, Brook Lopez and obviously James Harden. It will be a team that will try to strengthen its squad. Now that they could sign three to five veterans,” he added.
nurse’s arrival
The Sixers decided to fire Doc Rivers after being knocked out of the playoffs, and his response was not long in coming: they caught Nick Nurse in coaching free agency, also fired from the Raptors after making them champions in 2019. Said movement, together with the The great relationship that Morey Harden still maintains can be the great asset for Philadelphia, despite the fact that many journalists already place him back in Houston.
“My feeling is that right now it is someone broken,” Charania said of Harden’s state of mind. “Right now it is very close to continuing, and we are approaching July 1, but those conversations with Morey and Nurse are going to be key. What is the vision for the player. What is the vision of the team? It will be a very important factor. Harden is going to sit down to negotiate with both of them. Philadelphia would start with an advantage, but we will see how the situation ends », he concluded.
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