stashing assets for the 2023 nba offseason

they do have his bird rights but part of that rule is they can only offer him a 20% raise and since they signed him with the tax payers mle its not very much

― lag∞n, Thursday, June 29, 2023 3:30 PM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ah

I'm jonesing for some hoops drama. 6PM EST tomorrow can't come soon enough.

kyrie for ayton sign and trade makes too much sense a team of all guards vs a team of all centers who doesnt want that

whaaa

BREAKING: 76ers G James Harden is picking up his $35.6 million option and sides are beginning to work together in exploring trade scenarios, sources tell ESPN. It’s expected that Harden has played his last game for Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/GguWgysfNZ

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2023

this is not one of the options i was presented with

who even wants him, clippers?

seems like harden is doing philly a solid

ya tho theyre prob kinda fucked either way

heh

The Los Angeles Clippers have expressed interest in trading for James Harden, according to a league source

— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 29, 2023

i’m sad to say that whatever the outcome is here detaching embiid from harden is the best thing that could have happened to the sixers this offseason. a new deal for him would have sunk that entire franchise

paul george as the return huh?

please come west yes please

My dumb two cents: Harden <-> CP3!

yeah i dont think theyre giving up pg

harden at least plays

And doesn't have a podcast.

something like mann and powell prob

hahaha yesssss messssss

lil baby is probably excited he doesn't have to go visit harden in philly anymore

l.a. way more convenient for him. harden is a good friend in that way

fuck it throw harris in there too lets do this

The Clippers and Sixers have been in contact this week, league sources told @YahooSports, where Los Angeles — among wide-ranging talks on Marcus Morris and Norman Powell — have approached Philadelphia on separate ideas of trading for James Harden and Tobias Harris. https://t.co/D0biHPhMul

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 29, 2023

The Clippers and Knicks are expected to be among the teams that'll engage with the Sixers on a potential James Harden trade, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/NQ5Y6xkvAx

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2023

does this mean harden wasnt getting offers?

the only team that was a possibility really as far as having the cap space and maybe wanting him was houston, idk what happened with that, it was a very weird idea tho

i was thinking he was prob going back to philly but i guess they didnt want to cut the check

wouldn't be surprised if the knicks were the third team in a harden deal, but idk why they would attach themselves to that albatross when they're finally starting to re-establish themselves as a franchise people might actually like playing for

i think they might do it cause theyre the knicks

nice of him, good guy

Haynes says Jayson Tatum lobbied for the league to change rules around two-way contracts, specifically to help his friend Harry Giles. From the article:

"I reached out in support," Tatum told B/R. "Just trying help my guy. He deserves this shot." https://t.co/xoQl1QVCAz

— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) June 29, 2023

Harden, KD, and Kyrie have combined for 7 trade requests in less than two seasons.

Historic numbers.

— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) June 29, 2023

god bless

they just keep delivering

do i dare ask how it's possible to add kyrie to the suns financially? or are they just going to shoot into the 10th apron in NBA outer space?

i think they have limited ability if they s&t ayton to dallas and kyrie makes less than ayton, but its a very remote possibility

they could only sign minimums outside of the 4 players probably lol

i dont think they can even do a sign and trade under the new rules

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fz0HzcYWcA4ozQd?format=jpg&name=small

would be an incredible choice to trade for harden following the unmitigated success of 1 season with brunson

leon rose has done a solid job of keeping dolan at bay, but it would be very in character for dolan to leap back into action after tasting the slightest modicum of success (like when he demanded the carmelo trade and broke up a pretty fun amare-led team, even tho melo was 1000% gonna sign in the offseason either way)

all the more confusing!

wait i meant to post this too lol

Given that Harden cannot be extended after being traded, it means he's going to be a UFA next summer, when he'll turn 35.

Barring a complete rejuvenation, I'm not sure the market's going to be what he's hoping it will be.

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) June 29, 2023

prob hoping whoever trades for him will re him up, wonder what philly offered him

do you mean next summer? that would be interesting bcuz the whole thing w/ the sixers was him taking less last summer so that they could sign tucker and danuel house (lol) before getting his max from them this summer. except clearly that offer never materialized, one has to imagine. unless he just wants to leave philly so badly that he’s leaving $100m+ on the table but that seems highly unlikely

Seems like they woulda at least offered 3/75 or 4/80 or something

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes – a key part of the franchise’s rise into Western Conference contention – has agreed on a new three-year, $54 million contract extension, his agent Jeff Schwartz of @Excelbasketball tells ESPN. pic.twitter.com/JCT4RUayt7

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2023

everyone seemed to think the point of them selling their pick for cap space was to get someone better than him

sam amick article in the athletic about the harden business essentially says the rockets decided weeks ago not to pursue harden & the huge offer he thought he was getting from the sixers has not materialized. that coupled with an apparent lack of clarity from morey is what is now driving harden to want out

amick also says in the piece that morey is giving philly’s punishment for tampering last offseason as the reason why he can’t divulge his plans with harden but the implication is that morey is using that as a shield while he essentially lets harden come to realize that there is no market for him on a huge longterm deal

simmons makes the correct point on his podcast that nothing in morey’s history would tell you that he’s about to trade harden for, i.e., norm powell, marcus morris and picks or some of the fake trades that are floating out there now. he also makes the point that finding a star-for-star trade partner for harden that would make sense for both the acquiring team & philly is essentially impossible

and of course the possibility that this becomes ben simmons 2.0 is the absolute funniest outcome of the harden acquisition

morey might have to just take the L on this one idk, unless he wants to send maxey out with harden, hes got one first he can trade too, lol

what’s the explanation for opting in if he wants to be traded?

opting in is the only path he has to getting to the clippers since they could never sign him outright as a free agent

oh right