The Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 10, 2022
The Nets and 76ers have agreed to a blockbuster deal that will send James Harden to Philadelphia, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Harden will join the 76ers along with forward Paul Millsap, while the Nets will receive Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Thursday’s deal marks the end of weeks of speculation regarding Harden’s future in Brooklyn. Harden will now reunite with 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, who served as the Rockets general manager from 2007–20.
Oooooooooooo baby. This league never ceases to amaze me. Name a better league that has crazier trades.
James Harden has done it, forced himself out of yet another team in under a year, not the best look for Harden. You can’t deny that Harden can ball out and is a different dude on the court when motivated and in the right situation, I am calling it now Embid and Harden are going to be a problem.
Onto the other side of the trade, sucky baby Ben Simmons finally gets his wish and is out of Philadelphia. Simmons has not played in 2021–22, citing mental health concerns. Simmons drew significant criticism for his performance in the 2021 Eastern Conference finals, in which he took just 14 shots across the final three games against the Hawks. Listen, this is your last kick at the can Ben, you are now playing alongside THE BEST scorer in the NBA, if you don’t elevate your game you are the problem.
Love the NBA at trade deadline.
