Nearly two weeks ago, news broke that Philadelphia 76ers point guard James Harden would exercise his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 NBA season, with the desire to be traded elsewhere and a focus on the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite the presumptive lack of progress on that front and Dave McMenamin’s report that “the signals right now is that he will be back with the Philadelphia 76ers,” Harden’s request to move on from the Sixers remains consistent, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.
“James Harden has spoken to [Sixers general manager] Daryl Morey since the first trade request and I think there was some cooling off period.