Anything can happen and all trade rumors have an expiration date of Thursday, at 3 p.m., but based on reports and discussions with league executives, there is a question whether the James Harden-for-Ben Simmons rumors have peaked.
And a suggestion that fans are looking in the wrong place for possible Nets trades.
Michael Scotto joined Adrian Wojnarowski, Ramona Shelburne and Jake Fischer in their belief, expressed Monday, that the Nets won’t do a deal by Thursday, a sentiment also shared by Joel Embiid who said that while he’s a fan of Harden’s, a trade is “unrealistic.”
Brooklyn’s stance remains to keep James Harden and let him and Kevin Durant get healthy alongside a part-time playing Kyrie Irving and chase the championship this season.