Only one yr after buying former NBA MVP James Harden in a commerce, the struggling Brooklyn Nets are buying and selling the reportedly disgruntled star to the Philadelphia 76ers for an additional discontented guard, former All-Star Ben Simmons.
The commerce, first reported by ESPN, will see Harden and veteran ahead Paul Milsap going to the Sixers in change for Simmons, middle Andre Drummond, Seth Curry, and two future first-round picks.
A Brooklyn Nets spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to DailyMail.com’s request for affirmation.
Though Nets head coach Steve Nash earlier denied reviews earlier that Harden could possibly be traded, the star guard has turn into more and more disgruntled in Brooklyn. Harden will likely be a free agent after the 2021-22 season.
The Nets have been anticipated to compete for the NBA title behind Harden and fellow stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. However Durant is injured and Irving is a part-time participant due to his refusal to get vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, and the Nets have dropped 9 straight video games to fall to eighth place and the play-in place within the NBA’s Japanese Convention.
Simmons, in the meantime, has not performed this season and has requested to be traded. The Simmons camp reportedly cited psychological well being points and an lack of ability to mesh on the court docket with teammate Joel Embiid as causes for wanting to depart.
Only one yr after buying former NBA MVP James Harden (pictured) in a commerce, the struggling Brooklyn Nets are buying and selling the reportedly disgruntled star to the Philadelphia 76ers for an additional discontented guard, former All-Star Ben Simmons
Harden, 32, has a hamstring pressure and hasn’t performed since a loss to the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 2. He performed 37 minutes and scored 4 factors on 2-of-11 capturing however had 12 assists and 7 rebounds.
On the season, Harden has performed in 44 video games, averaging 22.5 factors and a team-leading 10.2 assists and eight.0 rebounds per sport.
Simmons, 25, is a three-time All-Star over his 4 NBA seasons, scoring 15.9 factors with 8.1 rebounds and seven.7 assists in 275 profession video games, all begins with the 76ers. He was the No. 1 total draft decide by the Sixers out of LSU in 2016.
