James Harden Traded To Los Angeles Clippers In Massive Deal With Philadelphia 76ers

James Harden has been traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers in a massive, three team trade that ends the superstar’s tumultuous tenure in the City of Brotherly Love.

On Tuesday (Oct. 31), ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the 76ers had dealt the former league MVP and perennial All-Star to the Clippers in exchange for Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., and multiple draft picks.

Philadelphia will receive the Clippers’ 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks, and a pick swap, as well as an additional first-round pick from a third team. In addition to Harden, the 76ers will send P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrušev to the Clippers and will waive forward Danny Green from the their roster to free up a roster spot necessary to the completion of the transaction, per Wojnarowski.

Harden’s trade to the Clippers comes after a turbulent offseason within the 76ers organization, as the three-time scoring champ became disgruntled after opting into his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season, requesting a trade and naming Los Angeles as his preferred destination.

The California native made headlines this past summer after infamously deeming 76ers general manager Daryl Morey a “liar” during an Adidas event in Asia. Many speculated that his comments came due to his belief that he would either receive a guaranteed long-term contract with the organization or to be dealt to another contending team in exchange for exercising his player option, which would be in violation of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement. At the time, he vowed to never play for Daryl Morey again or an organization employing the accomplished executive.

In the 2022-23 regular season with the Philly team, Harden led the NBA with 10.7 assists per game while averaging 21 points per game and 6.1 rebounds in 58 games. However, the combo guard’s performance was unsteady in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as he scored over 40 points in two games during the 76ers’ matchup against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The then but put on a dismal showing in the decisive Game 7, which Philadelphia lost, ending their postseason and dashing the city’s hope of its first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2001.

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