Believe it or not, the 2023-24 NBA season isn’t that far away. The Philadelphia 76ers play their first preseason game on Oct. 8 in Boston, just over six weeks from now.
As James Harden publicly proclaimed, much to the detriment of his own wallet, the Sixers are not meeting his trade request with anywhere near the expediency he would like. We’re not far off from things potentially getting very uncomfortable, with Harden maybe trying to report to the team in full disruptor mode in order to grease the wheels on trade talks. However things transpire between Harden and the team, it’s fully within the range of outcomes that the Sixers start the season without a trade and James simply sitting at home waiting for a call about a trade.