In what has turned out to be a bizarre twist of events, the Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves linked to the offensive enigma that is James Harden. The reigning scoring champion for the last three consecutive seasons, the current Houston Rocket has seen his name floated around the Sixers organization the last couple of days due to a leak that came out regarding Philly’s perceived interest in head coach Mike D’Antoni.
It could all just be one giant leverage play (as it looks like Tyronn Lue is still the leading candidate for the Sixers job), but for the sake of this exercise, let’s pretend as if the interest is 100% real.