The carousel of conversation surrounding James Harden’s free agency continues to turn. The 10-time NBA All-Star plans to become an unrestricted free agent this summer by declining his $35.6 million player option with the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2023-24 season, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
Since then, the pendulum of rumors and whispers has swung violently from contemplating Harden remaining in Philadelphia, to his possible return to the Houston Rockets, and back again.
The latest, from The Athletic’s Shams Charania on an appearance on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, is that Harden is actually somewhere in the middle right now.