NBA: 76ers end trade talks on James Harden — report

The Philadelphia 76ers put an finish to commerce talks for celebrity James Harden on Saturday and are ready to convey the 10-time All-Star to coaching camp, ESPN reported.

Harden picked up his $35.6 million choice for this season on the finish of June with the specific intention of constructing it simpler for the Sixers to commerce him.

Harden made it clear he wished a commerce to the Los Angeles Clippers; 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey made it clear he wasn’t going to commerce Harden for something however a good return.

“If we don’t get either a very good player or something that we can turn into a very good player then we’re just not going to do it,” Morey stated final month.

However, Morey’s asking value was too steep for the Clippers or anybody else, per ESPN’s report.

Harden, 33, averaged 21.0 factors, 10.7 assists and 6.1 rebounds in 58 video games this previous season.

He owns profession averages of 24.7 factors, 7.0 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 1,000 video games (786 begins) with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets and 76ers.

Harden got here to the Sixers within the deal that despatched Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond to the Brooklyn Nets. — Field Level Media/Reuters