Two of the best players in the NBA, James Harden and Damian Lillard, have filed for a trade this summer. Harden wants the Philadelphia 76ers to trade him to the Los Angeles Clippers, while Lillard has demanded that the Portland Trail Blazers send him to the Miami Heat.
Harden recently did an interview with USA TODAY Sports, and while he didn’t talk about his own trade request, he was asked to share his thoughts on Lillard’s.
The Blazers are not required to trade Lillard to the Heat, as Lillard does not have a no-trade clause in his contract. However, Lillard’s agent has told non-Miami teams not to trade for his client. The expectation surrounding Lillard is that his insistence on playing for the Heat will discourage other NBA teams from offering their best assets to try and acquire him from the Blazers.
As for Harden, he’s removed anything related to the Sixers from his social media pages. The 2017-2018 NBA MVP still plans to play for the Clippers next season, according to Jake Fisher of Yahoo Sports.
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Harden’s relationship with Daryl Morey, the Sixers president of basketball operations, is “fractured.” Morey and Harden had been close since working together on the Houston Rockets and were reunited in Philadelphia after Morey traded from the Brooklyn Nets for Harden.
However, Harden is extremely angry with Morey’s handling of his potential free agency and has made his displeasure clear by requesting a trade.
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It’s going to be fascinating to see who trades first between Harden and Lillard. This is the first time in his career that Lillard has requested a trade, while Harden has requested a trade with the Rockets and Nets and got his wish both times.
Lillard averaged 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists for the Blazers last season, while Harden averaged 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game for the Sixers.
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