Former MVP James Harden, who is currently one of the top names on the NBA trade block, would only be harmful to the Boston Celtics’ team dynamic on the floor and in the locker room according to Inside The Celtics’ Eric Jay Santos.
“On paper, Harden joining the Celtics looks solid,” the Inside The Celtics writer prefaced before saying, “In practice, the move may harm the team’s dynamic, which is centered around the provenly-successful pairing of Tatum and Brown.”
EJS was responding to NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin including Boston in the running for Harden — with the idea being to swap him out for Malcolm Brogdon on the Philadelphia 76ers’ end of the deal — with the vision of the Cs having four-fifths of an elite starting lineup and finding that final piece with “The Beard.