Getting traded to the LA Clippers has been James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers’ goal for several months now. Ever since the news broke that Harden and 76ers General Manager Daryl Morey could not agree on a long term contract extension, the former MVP has made it clear that he wants to come join Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook in LA.
This past weekend, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that the Sixers have killed trade talks involving Harden. After weeks of talking to the Clippers, no deal materialized and Philly intends to have him on the roster coming into training camp.
In this episode, die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri reacts to the news and gives his take on how he feels about it. He also talks about what it means for the team and what needs to happen to back up the decision to not pull the trigger.
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What's up Darian, it's been a minute since I've locked in. I'm honestly not super thrilled with anything we've done this offseason including the James Harden talks. Gonna drop you some of my takes about everything that's been going on to see what you think and just to vent a little also.
I really don't like that we backed out of the Brogdon trade. I feel like he would have been a perfect fit for what we need for this window and I'm honestly just not in love with Westbrook. I recognize everything he's good at but I still don't see him as a good enough shooter to give so many minutes and I still get annoyed by the possessions I feel like he wastes by taking a quick shot. I would have let him walk to either start Brogdon or Bones.
I'm not even thinking about James Harden on the team because I agree with you that he wouldn't move the needle that much and I have kind of always doubted that a deal would get done. I don't even think it's worth it for this team to give up Terrance Mann to get Harden. I don't think Harden stock is selling very high around the league right now anyways.
I don't think we're winning a championship with Kawhi because I have no reason to believe he will stay healthy. At this point in his career his knees are just counting down to an injury every time he takes the court and he knows it, which is why he sits so many games.
We need to move on from this core but we don't want to rebuild because we don't want to be bad. I say being bad ain't so bad. You might turn into the Thunder, or the Grizzlies, or the Cavaliers.
James Harden aka Capt.FLOPPER isn't worth the money.
La Clippers needs a legitimate 6-9 or 6-10 power forward.
Remarkable that Harden went from MVP to persona non grata in 5 yrs flat.
If I were Frank I'd be brainstorming every breakfast-time on how to avoid Morey, or eventually, just hanging up the stupid phone.
We have enough ego / focus issues here, no more please.
Westbrook with the Clippers was 85% the player that Harden was during the regular season and more importantly, better in the playoffs. To re-sign him at a bargain price and then trade for Harden at the expense of depth and youth? It makes no sense. If the Clippers wanted to do something like the Harden trade they should have just traded for Kyrie last February and gotten a better player for the same price Sixers are demanding (two good rotation players and multiple picks).