Adrian Wojnarowski joins SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt to discuss why James Harden decided to opt in to a $35.6 million deal for next season and then work with the Philadelphia 76ers to find a trade partner. Woj also discusses the latest on the market for Kyrie Irving and the chances he’ll return to the Dallas Mavericks.
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3 team deal will involve Dame to Philly Harden to Rockets and Kevin Porter Jr. to Portland heard it here 1st
I am a Sixers fan so if my team is about to trade James Harden I hope they could get some good players back.
I hope he goes with Gianni's but imagine with the spurs
FFV does not deserve a contract over 25M a year, he is a low 40% career shooting and shot below that last season…. I hope the rockets aren't stupid..
No matter where harden goes,its going to be the same results, he just have that wining mentality to get over hump
Bs how is KD the example when he did it once and didn't leave OKC in shambles? Lebron has left every team he was with high and dry, no sign and trades. Nothing. Better example for you Woj
James Harden and Kyrie should have just signed the extension in Brooklyn when Kd did and they all would be in better positions
The clippers about to be undefeated Kawi, PG, Harden, Westbrook 🔥🔥🔥 smoking La Pack tonight 😶🌫️🚬
That doesn't make any sense Woj.
Harden choked in the playoffs again, got his coach fired, and is on the move again. Beware Ty Lue!
U fire Doc n still lose Harden I predict someone gets fired next year too
Would be better if woj wasn't a flaming lib
Kyrie ain’t won nun since being wit daddy bron
Salaries are way too high nowadays. Max players are getting $45-50 million per year, and only a handful of players really deserve that kind of money. Teams that want 2-3 max players on one team would have to destroy their roster and get wnba players to fill in the roster, and it's likely that the max players don't deserve that big $$$.
Cuz noone was gonna pay him 36 mil. Its hilarious he was hoping for a max
I can't believe James Harden is going to my Clippers. I'm both excited and pissed he's going to my Clippers. And he's going to my Clippers and we don't need to give up a lot to get him. I already imagined it 2.5 years ago before James got traded to Brooklyn.
Sam Amick wrote on The Athletic that there is huge optimism from Harden he's going to the Clippers. He's coming home. By the playoffs, Clipper Nation will go from optimism to pessimism in a hurry. James disappears time and time again. That's who he is.
Daryl Morey will give Harden anything he wants. When Harden wanted to go to Brooklyn, Morey sent him there. Who did Houston get back? Victor Oladipo (from Pacers), Dante Exum (from Cavs), Rodions Kurucs (from Nets), and a bunch of picks.
Harden's value isn't high like it was in 2021. He's had hamstring issues. He's 34. Clippers really don't need to give up a lot to get him and Morey will accommodate whatever James asks for. This isn't 2018 MVP Harden any more. He should be making no more than $30M but at least he's back home in LA.
I'm proceeding this with caution. The Clippers are still the Clippers, right, Magic Johnson? Never been to the Finals. Our two stars haven't been available for us for the last 3 playoff runs. Harden will probably choke again next to Pandemic P. It's whatever to me until I see all our stars available for the ENTIRE PLAYOFF RUN.
New Top 5 In The West
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Phoenix Suns
3. LA Clippers (with Harden)
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. Golden State Warriors
I'm sorta disrespecting Sacramento here but I need to see them advance further in the playoffs. For all we know, they could've fluked like the 2022 Chicago Bulls. I do believe Sac will have a great regular season and perhaps be top 3 again but my top 5 is based on which teams I believe will get the furthest in the playoffs.
I'm still not sure we can take down Denver if both teams are healthy. No team in the West has a frontline who can defend their size. Michael Porter Jr. is almost like a 6'10 KD or Klay. He's too tall for someone like Paul George to defend.
We saw Denver expose Vanderbilt. He's too small at 6'8. Then AD is too weak to defend Jokić. He can block him here and there. But when Jokić backs up, AD is too weak to stop him. AD is 30 lbs lighter and will lose his position that it's an easy layup for Yoke or he gets fouled.
Lakers needs Dwight back but I'm not sure he can stop Jokić either. Not the way he did in 2020. Yoke is the new Shaq/Magic/Dirk.
Jokić is going to be good for a looooong time. His game isn't based on athleticism. Stockton wasn't athletic. Lasted 20 years. Neither was Dirk. Lasted 21 years.
All Suns had to give up to get Beal was CP3 and Shamet. Then Wizards traded CP3 for Poole. Clippers are not giving up Kawhi or PG to get Harden. Probably be Powell and Morris.
No way Harden goes to Clippers without us getting PG back…Darryl Morey is silly but he aint crazy
I don't understand so many people think the Warriors and Celtics won their trades. 🤣 No, they didn't. Poole is only 24! Warriors lost that trade. Porzingis is a loser. Smart is a winner.
Dame Lillard to the Bucks? 👀 Brook Lopez might be headed to Houston. Seems like a bunch of UFAs are going there since they have the most cap space.
The more I think about it, the LAKERS are winning it all next year. Maybe. LAKERS PLAY DEFENSE. Harden doesn't. Kawhi no longer does. Clippers and Suns will be terrible defensively.
Woj is a piece of trash. Many in the league don't like him. Windhurst is way better & more liked
He’s bouncing around still.
WHY would ANY TEAM want James when he has left 3 teams in 5 years, wants a MAX contract, chokes in the playoffs, and is declining 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
He is going to the clippers.
Harden = Heart of a loser.
please miami, dont go after harden. You will regret it forever
Its All About The $$$$$$$$
Lakers should pick up harden
Good decision 👍👍👍
Where the hate the warriors got ???( A DRAFTED TEAM) … YALL WAS HATING BUT THESE TEAMS IS GOOD TO STACK UP AHAHAHAHA CLOWNS I KNOW THAT LAST CHIP HURT AND WE AINT DONE CLOWNS
these stars keep changing team while there value still up until they land to a championship team. thats what they doin.