As the trade deadline approaches, Keith Pompey, 76ers beat writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, reports that the Nets and Sixer spoke Tuesday about a trade centered on James Harden for Ben Simmons.
Multiple sources said the Nets and Sixers engaged in trade discussions Tuesday and bickered over pieces to add to a potential deal.
NetsDaily has also been told the two sides are in “discussions” and Frank Isola of YES Network said post-game Tuesday that the two sides are “definitely talking.”
Pompey also reported that the Sixers engaged with the Oklahoma City Thunder in a back-up plan that would send Tobias Harris, their second best player, to Oklahoma City so free up cap space so that if the Nets don’t agree to trade Harden now, they’ll have enough cap space to sign Harden in the summer.