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Harden wanted to leave Brooklyn but assured the Nets otherwise
The biggest trades this season in the NBA ended with Harden going to the Sixers and Simmons to the Nets, but as ESPN’s Adrian Voinarovksy and Ramona Selbourne revealed, it was something “Mousias” had wanted for a long time, even if the Nets to the opposite.
On the night of Thursday, February 10, the NBA trade deadline bombshell blew when James Harden traded to the Sixers and Ben Simmons became a Brooklyn resident. As revealed by ESPN’s Adrian Voinarovksy and Ramona Selbourne, this was something “Mousias” had long sought and sought, although he did reassure the networks otherwise when asked.
Harden wasn’t happy in Brooklyn, according to an ESPN report, but assured the Nets he’d let them know if there was a problem. “Don’t believe the rumours. If there’s a problem, you’ll hear from me directly,” he assured them.
At Brooklyn, they knew they were going to lose Harden one way or another this summer, as Moussias (informing the Sixers he would stay for $47.3 million next year) would exercise the option in his contract to get one obtain a new multi-year agreement.
According to Voinarovski and Selbourne in the ESPN article, Harden’s poor playing condition worried him and sought alternatives. He assured the Nets that he wanted to stay in Brooklyn longer as that was where the fundamentals and prospects for a good season were, but behind the backs of the team’s agents, he made appointments with agents who wanted to take advice and seek a possible exit from the club.
His goal, as they report, was Philadelphia, something that eventually happened and Harden went to the Sixers and got what he wanted from the start.
Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.