Ever since James Harden surprised many of us by opting into the final year of his contract and simultaneously requesting a trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, we’ve had an ongoing series of non-updates on the tired situation.
But this time we have something that’s pretty different. ESPN’s top dog, Adrian Wojnarowski hopped on X, formerly Twitter, and posted the following update:
ESPN Sources: The 76ers have ended trade talks on guard James Harden and plan to bring him back to training camp for start of the season. The Sixers had periodic offseason conversations with the Clippers — Harden’s desired destination — but no traction on a deal materialized.